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Judge blocks Trump’s elections order in lawsuit by vote-by-mail states Oregon and Washington
The federal court blocked Trump’s order for documentary proof of citizenship and strict ballot receipt deadlines, citing constitutional limits and risks to state election funding.
- On Friday, a federal judge blocked enforcement of most of President Donald Trump's executive order on elections against Washington and Oregon, finding the order exceeded presidential authority.
- The order, issued in March, required documentary proof of citizenship to register and demanded that all mail ballots be received by Election Day, prompting Washington and Oregon, as exclusively vote-by-mail states, to sue.
- During the 2024 general election, Washington officials counted nearly 120,000 ballots received late but postmarked by election day, while Oregon officials received nearly 14,000 such ballots.
- Officials note that voting by noncitizens is rare and can lead to felony charges and deportation, while Washington Attorney General Nick Brown called the ruling `a huge victory for voters in Washington and Oregon, and for the rule of law`.
- Judges cited prior rulings in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C., and stressed the Constitution grants Congress and the states authority to regulate federal elections.
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Federal judge blocks Trump election order, siding with Oregon, Washington
A federal judge in Washington state on Friday permanently blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a 2025 executive order that sought to require voters prove citizenship and that all ballots be received by Election Day.
Federal judge in Seattle blocks Trump administration’s vote-by-mail orders
SEATTLE, Wash. – A federal judge in Seattle has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing vote-by-mail orders. The orders, issued in March, would have required proof of citizenship to register and mandated all ballots to arrive by Election Day. Noncompliance would put states at risk of losing federal funding. The U.S. District Judge ruled that
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