Trump’s Order Restricting Mail-In Voting Rebuked by States
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Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting faces certain legal challenges from states.
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If upheld, restrictions on mail-in voting could limit voting access for working people, elderly, and disabled Americans in the 2026 midterm elections.
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President Trump signed an executive order Tuesday directing the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration to compile a list of eligible voters in each state and restricting the U.S. Postal Service from mailing ballots to those not enrolled in state mail-in lists. Eight states that conduct automatic mail voting—California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington—plus Washington, D.C., immediately pledged legal challenges, with Arizona Secretary of State Adrian Fontes calling the order "unconstitutional" and Oregon's Tobias Read saying "we'll see you in court." The order also authorizes Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate and potentially prosecute officials who issue ballots to ineligible voters and threatens to withhold federal funding from noncompliant states. Trump based the order on debunked claims of widespread mail-in voting fraud, despite using mail voting himself in Florida special elections this month. Legal experts including attorney Marc Elias and David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation & Research have indicated they plan to challenge the order in court.
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States are expected to challenge Trump's mail-in voting restriction order in court.
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