Oregon officials push back against Trump order limiting mail-in votes
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to restrict mail-in voting, which drew immediate legal threats from Democratic officials in Oregon and other states. The order aims to create a nationwide list of verified eligible voters and bar the U.S. Postal Service from sending absentee ballots to those not on each state's approved list.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to restrict mail-in voting. The order calls on the Department of Homeland Security to create a list of eligible voters in each state. Oregon officials have pledged to sue, saying the order is an attempt to seize power from states. The state's secretary of state and attorney general have pushed back against the order, calling it unconstitutional. The order also seeks to bar the U.S. Postal Service from sending absentee ballots to those not on each state's approved list. Oregon and Arizona, which rely heavily on mail ballots, will use every legal tool available to fight the order.
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