US EditionStates ask judge to strike down Trump order on mail voting
The coalition says the order exceeds presidential authority and could disenfranchise voters, as the court set a May 7 response deadline.
- On Friday, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell and a coalition of 24 states filed for summary judgment in federal court to permanently block President Donald Trump's March 31 executive order on mail-in voting.
- The executive order directs federal agencies, including the Postal Service and Department of Homeland Security, to compile and enforce voter eligibility lists, which states argue unconstitutionally infringes on their sovereign authority to administer elections.
- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield stated the order attempts to turn letter carriers into "election gatekeepers," rejecting claims of rampant fraud that officials maintain lack evidence while threatening voter disenfranchisement.
- Legislatively challenging the order, Senator Maria Cantwell and 39 colleagues introduced the Absentee and Mail Voter Protection Act, with a June 2 hearing scheduled for the states' motion.
- White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson defended the order, stating the administration aims to "secure American elections" by ensuring only eligible citizens vote, with a formal response due May 7.
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Trump's Vote by Mail Ban: 'A Solution Looking for a Problem'
Former federal judge John E. Jones III argues that the recent executive order regarding mail-in voting is unconstitutional. Article 1, Section 4 of the Constitution grants states authority over election procedures. The order relies on false premises of widespread fraud and inaccurate voter rolls. Twenty-three states are currently suing to block this federal overreach. Jones asserts that the mandate will likely fail judicial scrutiny. The post Tr…
24 States Ask Judge to Block Trump's Election Executive Order
BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Cambell co-led a group of 23 attorneys general and a governor to file a motion for summary judgement that would permanently block key provisions of President Donald Trump’s executive order which restricts mail-in voting and exerts federal control over elections. The same coalition of states sued the Trump administration to prevent enforcement of the executive order on April 3. The motion for sum…
Oregon AG says Trump wants to turn your mail carrier into ‘election gatekeeper’
Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield and top Democrats in 22 other states asked a federal judge Thursday to permanently block President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting.
Attorney General Raoul Moves To Permanently Block President Trump's Executive Order Exerting Control Over State Elections
CHICAGO – Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 states, filed a motion for summary judgment in their ongoing challenge to President Trump’s executive order that unlawfully restricts voter eligibility and who can receive mail ballots while trampling on states’ constitutional authority to administer elections.“President Trump does not have the constitutional authority to make or alter laws governing federal elections,” Raoul s…
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