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Who votes by mail? The data on how Americans cast ballots as Trump targets system
The order also directs federal agencies to compile eligible voter lists and could cut funding to states that refuse to comply.
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday targeting mail-in voting nationwide, requiring the Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration to compile a list of eligible citizens.
- Mail-In ballot usage surged during the COVID-19 pandemic, with one-in-three votes cast by mail in the 2024 general election as Americans 65 and older increasingly favored this method.
- The order bars the Postal Service from sending absentee ballots to individuals not on a state's approved list and directs the DOJ to prioritize cases involving ballots sent to ineligible voters.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta responded immediately, stating California will take action to block the order, which is expected to draw legal challenges nationwide.
- The Constitution gives each state the power to set voting rules and administer their own elections, though Congress has the ability to set some regulations as well.
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KTLO)-- Here in Colorado last September, the Trump Administration announced plans to move the headquarters of the Space Command Center from Colorado Springs to Alabama. The president stated directly that his concerns were about the voting system and how ballots are received and delivered by mail. The comment came months after the Colorado Department of Justice sued Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold after she refu…
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