Federal judge blocks Trump’s anti-mail voting order again, citing risk to states and voters
A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from enforcing key parts of its new rule restricting mail-in voting.
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Taking cues from Trump, GOP candidates push for law enforcement at polls
GOP candidates in crucial swing states want to send law enforcement to the polls in November.
What’s next in the legal battles over Trump’s attack on mail voting
Now, a handful of court battles that will decide the fate of mail voting are entering their most decisive stages. No matter the initial outcomes, there will be appeals, and in the end the issue may once again fall into the Supreme Court’s hands.
DOJ defends Trump’s anti-mail voting order as ‘modest’ in new court filing
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has claimed the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) implementation of President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order is a “modest” set of delivery improvements — not an attempt to usurp states’ power to regulate elections.
‘Trump ultimately wants the chaos’: States can’t implement anti-mail voting order before midterms, experts warn
“We are way too close to an election for any major changes,” Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold told Democracy Docket.
DHS lacks ‘high confidence’ in its Pennsylvania noncitizen voter roll claims
The Department of Homeland Security privately confessed that it lacked “high confidence” in its claim that more than 14,000 noncitizens were improperly registered to vote in Pennsylvania, according to a new letter from the state’s top election official.
Judge lifts second block on Trump’s mail voting order, clears way for legal fight on constitutionality
Despite the vacated injunctions, the legal battle over Trump’s attempt to interfere in mail voting ahead of November’s midterm elections is far from over.
Democratic states launch new legal battle over Trump’s mail voting order
A coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia filed a new lawsuit on Wednesday challenging the U.S. Postal Service’s finalized anti-mail voting rule, which President Donald Trump ordered.
Trump administration seeks private contractor to collect voter files nationwide for ‘fraud detection’
The Trump administration is looking for private contractors to collect voter registration and voting history files from across the country for use in federal “fraud detection” work.
Michigan board rejects proof-of-citizenship ballot measure for November election, but legal challenge looms
Backers of the restrictive anti-voting measure are expected to ask the Michigan Supreme Court to decide whether it will go on the ballot in November.