Federal Judge Considers Whether to Extend Ban Against US Postal Service Mail Voting Changes
Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service has not shown the new system is ready as states warn the rule could disrupt millions of ballots.
- U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani hears arguments Thursday on whether to extend a prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service requiring states to use a new mail-balloting system mandated by President Donald Trump.
- Trump's March executive order directed federal agencies to create citizenship lists, limiting mail ballots to those voters. The administration contends the changes are legal, while opponents argue the president lacks constitutional authority to set election rules.
- After receiving a whistleblower report, Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., raised concerns that the Postal Service's system could cause millions of ballots to go unsent. "We need to safeguard the right to vote," Blumenthal said.
- North Carolina begins shipping mail ballots to voters on Friday, a day after the Boston hearing. The Supreme Court previously ruled a challenge to the Postal Service directive was premature, though the administration's order expires next week.
- Separately, the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Washington alleging databases target naturalized citizens. These legal challenges could significantly impact November elections in states where mail-in voting predominates, including California and Colorado.
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Judge Extends Order Blocking Trump's Mail Voting Rules
A federal judge on Friday extended her prohibition against the Postal Service implementing President Trump's executive order seeking to limit mail voting during the midterms, putting another major obstacle in the way of the administration as the first states begin sending out mail ballots. The preliminary injunction from US District...
Federal judge extends block on Trump executive order seeking to limit mail voting in the midterms - Regional Media News
A federal judge on Friday extended her prohibition against the U.S. Postal Service implementing President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to limit mail voting during the midterms, putting another major obstacle in the way of the administration as the first states begin sending out mail [...]
Trump's postal decree remains blocked for the time being: A federal judge extended the interim order until the day of the Midterms. Millions of Americans otherwise threatened to "deprive the right to vote".
A US judge in Boston has once again prohibited President Donald Trump's administration from introducing stricter rules for voting by mail. Trump wants to implement those rules for the midterm elections in November. According to District Judge Indira Talwani, there is too great a risk that voters will be excluded if the plans were to proceed. "The states that filed the lawsuit are required by law to send millions of ballots to voters within a ce…
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