The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s decision to decline to temporarily block President Donald Trump’s executive order directing federal agencies to develop new procedures related to mail voting, ruling that the legal challenge was brought too early.
The unanimous three-judge panel affirmed the district court’s denial of a preliminary injunction sought by top Democratic Party committees and leaders, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
The lawsuit challenged Executive Order 14,399, signed March 31, which directs the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the U.S. Postal Service, and other agencies to develop proposals affecting mail voting and voter citizenship verification. Those proposals include creating state citizenship lists from federal databases and developing rules governing the mailing of absentee ballots….
Appeals Court Declines to Block Trump’s Mail Voting Executive Order
