A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked major parts of a Trump administration executive order that sought to reshape state election administration, including mail-in ballot restrictions and federally compiled voter lists. Judge Indira Talwani said the Constitution does not give the president specific power over elections and found the cited federal laws did not authorize the government to create state voter databases. #IndiraTalwani #Trump #HAVA #SAVEAmericaAct
Keypoints
- The court struck down key sections of the executive order as unconstitutional.
- The ruling said the president has no specific constitutional power over elections.
- The judge found HAVA does not authorize federal control of state voter lists.
- The order would have used DHS SAVE data and other federal records to build voter lists.
- States have continued to win challenges against DOJ efforts to obtain voter data.
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