A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to block an executive order signed by TRUMP on
March 31 that tightens mail-in voting rules, a legal setback for Democrats whose
lawyers had argued the order could disenfranchise millions of voters. The order
directs federal agencies to compile a confirmed-citizen list identifying
state-eligible voters, instructs agencies to use federal data to help state
election officials verify voter eligibility, directs the U.S. Postal Service to
deliver ballots only to voters on state-approved mail-ballot lists, and requires
states to retain election-related records for five years. The ruling comes as
Republicans contest fiercely to retain control of both chambers of Congress in
the November midterm elections; TRUMP has long alleged widespread fraud in the
2020 election and criticized mail voting.
