U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols ruled Thursday against temporarily blocking the March 31 executive order restricting voting by mail.
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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has declined to temporarily block President Trump's executive order that calls for restricting voting by mail, according to a ruling released Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump nominee, left in place an executive order on voting that tests the limits of the president's power under the Constitution. The decision allows the order to remain effective, at least for now.
The executive order, issued March 31, directs the Department of Homeland Security to work with the Social Security Administration to create lists of adult U.S. citizens in each state. Those lists are to be sent to state election officials. The order also calls for the U.S. Postal Service, a federal agency independent of the executive branch, to take unspecified actions related to mail voting.
A separate executive order on voting issued in 2025 was halted by courts. The current order represents a renewed attempt by the administration to restrict mail-in voting through executive action.
The ruling came in response to a request for a temporary block of the order, which was denied by Judge Nichols on Thursday.
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