Federal Judge Halts Trump's Order to Create Federal Voter List
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
A federal judge halted President Donald Trump's executive order on Thursday that aimed to create a federal voter list and limit who can receive a mail-in ballot. Judge Indira Talwani, nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama, sided with a coalition of nearly two dozen states that challenged the president's order by granting a summary judgment. Her decision applies to the electoral cycle of this year's midterm elections. The plaintiffs argued in two lawsuits, both filed in federal court in Boston, that Trump's order should be declared unconstitutional because states and Congress, not the president, have the authority to set election rules. The judge agreed, noting in her ruling that the provisions of Trump's order to create a list of eligible federal voters and use the Postal Service to determine who can receive a mail-in ballot are 'legally void' because they 'unconstitutionally violate the separation of powers.' This was the second decision in as many days against executive orders Trump has signed seeking oversight of the nation's elections. A separate ruling on Wednesday prohibited an executive order he signed last year that would have required individuals to show documents proving their citizenship when registering to vote.
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