US judge blocks Trump's mail-in voting executive order
Judge Indira Talwani said the administration lacked authority to build federal voter lists and restrict mail ballots, and she cited unconstitutional separation of powers.
- 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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