Federal judge refuses to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail voting
Judge Carl Nichols said the challenge was premature because agencies had not yet implemented the order, leaving the mail-in voting rules in place for now.
- On May 28, District Judge Carl Nichols declined to block President Donald Trump's Executive Order tightening mail-in voting rules, marking a loss for The Democrats who argued the measure could disenfranchise millions of voters.
- The Executive Order, signed March 31, mandates the Postal Service deliver ballots only to voters on approved lists and requires states to preserve election records for five years while directing agencies to build "state citizenship lists."
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Plaintiffs argued the Order infringes on states' rights under the Constitution, claiming Department and Social Security Administration data used for "state citizenship lists" risks excluding lawfully registered voters due to outdated information.
- Dismissing the request, Nichols wrote: "Given that the Executive Order does not command Plaintiffs to do anything, and that no agency has yet acted pursuant to the Order in a way that could harm Plaintiffs, they have not suffered any harm at present."
- A separate lawsuit challenging the Order proceeds in Boston, where District Judge Indira Talwani is scheduled to hear arguments on June 2, as Republicans and The Democrats remain locked in a tight battle for control of Congress.
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Judge refuses to block Trump order to limit mail voting
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, rejected the request by Democrats and civil rights groups that had argued Trump’s order would likely be found unconstitutional because the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules.
A federal judge won’t immediately block Trump executive order on mail voting
Votebeat is a nonprofit news organization reporting on voting access and election administration across the U.S. This is a breaking story. What happened? A federal court judge Thursday declined, for now, to halt two major provisions of President Donald Trump’s second executive order on elections, which would give the U.S. Postal Service sweeping new authority to regulate mail ballots and would force major changes to the administration of the mid…
A federal judge refused to suspend President Donald Trump's executive order creating a federal voter registry and limiting mail-in voting, clearing the way for potentially sweeping changes to the electoral system.
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