The order is paused in 23 states that brought the lawsuit.
The First Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the injunction of District Judge Indira Talwani against President Donald Trump’s March executive order that would impose new rules on mail-in voting. Twenty-three states filed a lawsuit against the order, which instructed the director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the commissioner of the Social Security Administration to create a list of U.S. citizens from federal records and databases verified as eligible to vote in federal elections. Under the president’s order, the U.S. Postal Service would also deliver mail-in ballots only to confirmed voters on the list.
The Department of Justice sought to have the injunction lifted until the government finalized rules and policies to implement the president’s order.
“As the district court reasoned, the (executive order) lays out a clear set of rapidly approaching deadlines by which states must coordinate with federal officials and comply with new voting procedures — all while the states must also ensure that their officials and the public understand the evolving set of rules that would govern the upcoming September and November elections,” the appellate panel majority wrote in the opinion. “The Plaintiff States have no practical choice but to respond to the (order) now.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For circuit and district court judges as they hear election related cases ahead of the midterm election.
- For Acting Attorney General Blanche and DOJ officials as they work to improve election integrity and security.
- For Postmaster David Steiner as he oversees efforts to ensure mail-in ballots are received by eligible U.S. voters.
Sources: Newsmax, CNBC
