The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to pause a ruling by US district judge Indira Talwani that blocks nationwide enforcement of Trump's executive order tightening mail-in voting rules ahead of November's midterms. Talwani's Tuesday decision expands an earlier June order that already prevented enforcement in 23 states and Washington, DC, which challenged the order as unconstitutional.
Trump's March executive order directs Homeland Security to compile voter eligibility lists for states, instructs the Justice Department to prioritize prosecuting officials who issue ballots to people deemed ineligible, and requires the Postal Service to deliver ballots only to voters on approved state lists. Talwani ruled the executive branch lacks authority to regulate elections, a power the Constitution assigns to individual states; the administration argues the challenges are premature since no concrete enforcement actions have occurred yet.
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