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April 5, 2026
Trump's Mail-in Voting Order Faces Legal Challenges
- Donald Trump signed an executive order banning the Postal Service from sending ballots to voters not on a list of documented citizens.
- Republican election officials, including Al Schmidt from Pennsylvania, expect lawsuits to successfully challenge the order.
- Critics argue the order is an unnecessary attempt to create distrust in the electoral process ahead of the midterm elections.
- The ACLU and other organizations have already filed lawsuits against Trump's order, asserting it undermines democratic voting rights.
2 Sources
- Even Republican election officials say Trump’s mail-in voting order will be shot down in courtApr 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM · Independent
- Stacey Abrams on Trump’s mail-in voting order: ‘Patently illegal’Apr 6, 2026 at 2:14 AM · The Hill