Judge Blocks DOJ and DHS Actions Targeting Election Officials
The order bars federal agencies from pressuring officials to segregate or reject ballots and says plaintiffs are likely to win on Voting Rights Act claims.
- District Judge Trina Thompson issued a temporary restraining order Friday blocking the Justice Department and Homeland Security from actions that "threaten, intimidate or coerce" election officials over voter eligibility claims.
- Although Defendants claim their actions halt unlawful voting by noncitizens, Thompson wrote that the tactics likely interfere with election administration and disenfranchise lawful voters.
- Thompson prohibited the administration from demanding officials segregate ballots, purge voter rolls, or halt processing, and requires notification of all issued search warrants or subpoenas related to voter eligibility lists.
- The DOJ must inform state and local officials that previous threats of prosecution are now enjoined, allowing workers to distribute and process ballots "in accordance with the law" without federal criminal liability.
- Initiated by the Service Employees International Union, the temporary restraining order remains in effect through November 16, with Thompson finding public interest in election procedures weighs in Plaintiffs' favor.
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