Judge halts Trump order seeking to create federal voter list
Key takeaways
- Postal Service to only deliver mail-in ballots to individuals on each state s voter roll of federally approved citizens based on available citizenship data.
- Postal Service officials would also be responsible for distributing mail ballots with individualized barcodes for tracking purposes.
- The Trump administration moved to dismiss the case, alleging that the lawsuit was filed prematurely, citing no present harm.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
District Court Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Obama, echoed her colleagues in affirming that states have authority over their election processes and said current efforts to remove citizens from voter rolls are unconstitutional.
The President plays no direct role in the process of appointing electors, nor does he have authority to control the state officials who do, Talwani wrote in the order, ruling in favor of the 22 Democratic-led states, the District of Columbia and attorneys representing Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro (D), who brought the lawsuit.
The executive order directs the U.S. Postal Service to only deliver mail-in ballots to individuals on each state s voter roll of federally approved citizens based on available citizenship data.