US judge rejects immediate block on Trump’s mail-in voting executive order
A US judge, Carl Nichols, has refused to immediately block President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting.
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- May 28
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Open questions and key claims
Democratic Party lawyers argued the executive order could disenfranchise millions of voters.
We are ready to resume the fight if and when the administration takes those next steps.
Democrats argued that the rule changes could disenfranchise millions of voters.
A federal judge declined to halt President Trump's executive order creating a federal voter list and limiting mail voting.
Democrats and civil rights groups argued Trump's order would likely be found unconstitutional.
US judge Carl Nichols declined to immediately block President Trump's executive order on mail-in voting.
Democrats and civil rights groups argued the measure would likely be unconstitutional as election rules authority rests with states and Congress, not the president.
Trump's executive order requires DHS to compile lists of eligible US citizens and USPS to send mail-in ballots only to voters on state-specific lists.
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