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Trump Orders USPS Halt Ballot Delivery, Faces Democratic Lawsuits

6/23/2026

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order directing Postal Service to stop delivering ballots where states refuse to provide voter lists.
Marc Elias says courts have repeatedly blocked Trump’s plan for a national voter database.
The Justice Department has lost nine cases seeking voter files, including a Maryland ruling that the state need not comply.
Democratic lawmakers and all 23 Democratic state attorneys general have sued over the ballot-delivery order.

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed an order directing Postal Service to stop delivering ballots where states refuse to provide voter lists.
Marc Elias says courts have repeatedly blocked Trump’s plan for a national voter database.
The Justice Department has lost nine cases seeking voter files, including a Maryland ruling that the state need not comply.
Democratic lawmakers and all 23 Democratic state attorneys general have sued over the ballot-delivery order.