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US judge blocks Trump's mail-in voting executive order
The ruling leaves the order in place for now as the administration prepares an appeal and related lawsuits continue in Washington, D.C.
- On Thursday, District Judge Indira Talwani blocked parts of President Donald Trump's executive order on mail-in voting, preventing it from taking force ahead of elections that will decide control of Congress.
- President Trump signed the order on March 31, citing election fraud claims to justify restricting mail-in voting and directing the Department of Justice to prioritize prosecution of officials issuing ballots to people deemed "not eligible" to vote.
- Postmaster General David Steiner told lawmakers Wednesday that the Postal Service would refuse to deliver ballots if states decline to share absentee voter lists, as USPS recently moved to implement these new ballot rules.
- Democratic-Led states challenged the directive, arguing it unlawfully interferes with election administration and risks disenfranchising eligible voters; Judge Talwani sided with the states, preventing the order's enforcement for now.
- The Trump administration is expected to appeal, while Democrats contest a separate ruling by Trump-appointed District Judge Carl Nichols in Washington. That case is moving to the Appeals Court for the District of Columbia.
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Order to Impose New Limits on Mail Voting
A judge in Boston blocked US officials from carrying out President Donald Trump’s executive order to impose new restrictions on mail-in voting in federal elections while the legal fight moves forward.
·New York, United States
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US judge blocks Trump's mail-in voting executive order
A federal judge in Boston blocked implementation of President Donald Trump's executive order aiming to tighten rules for mail-in voting, preventing it from taking force ahead of November elections that will decide control of Congress.
·New York, United States
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