Judge Lets 24 States Pursue Suits Against Trump Mail-Voting Order Ahead of Midterms
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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 19
Judge Lets 24 States Pursue Suits Against Trump Mail-Voting Order Ahead of Midterms
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 19
Summary
A Boston federal judge ruled that 23 Democratic-led states, Washington, D.C., and voting-rights groups can move forward with challenges to Donald Trump’s order restricting mail voting before November’s midterms.
Indira Talwani said the cases could not wait because the order directs federal agencies to take specific steps on a set timetable and to produce substantive election-related outcomes.
The decision could clear the way for a later injunction blocking implementation of the order, which Trump signed in March to stop USPS from delivering ballots to voters not on a DHS-backed federal eligibility list.
USPS is already moving ahead: a court notice said it has begun creating a records system to track mail ballots, tied to a proposed rule requiring states to provide voter names and ballot barcodes.
Mail voting remains central to the dispute because nearly 1 in 3 Americans voted by mail in 2024, and the USPS proposal is open for public comment until July 2.