Trump Mail Voting Blocked

A judge blocked parts of Trump-era mail-voting restrictions amid USPS data demands.

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Judge Blocks 'Unconstitutional and Dangerous' Trump Order Designed to Derail Mail-In Voting | Common Dreams

Federal judge pauses executive order on mail-in ballot lists, USPS’ role in elections

Judge Halts Trump’s Order to Create Federal Voter List and Restrict Mail Voting

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U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston blocked key portions of President Donald Trump’s March executive order seeking to reshape mail voting and federal election administration. The ruling halted plans to create federal lists of citizens or eligible voters and to let the U.S. Postal Service limit delivery of mail ballots based on those lists, finding that the president exceeded his constitutional authority over state-run elections. Democratic-led states challenging the order argued the administration was trying to impose federal control over voting rules without congressional approval, while the White House defended the measure as an election-integrity safeguard. The injunction prevents the challenged provisions from taking effect as lawsuits continue, marking another court setback for Trump’s broader push to tighten voting rules.

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Postmaster General David Steiner told senators that under a proposed Trump administration rule, the Postal Service would refuse to deliver mail-in ballots in states that do not provide absentee voter or approved-voter lists to the federal government. The proposal drew attention because it could affect millions of voters, including more than 22 million registered voters in California, and became a central issue in the legal fight over Trump’s election order.