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(DIR) Post #Av5br2sqvjnEGdlx0S by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-13T13:50:13Z
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#Judge blocks #Trump’s election #ExecutiveOrder, siding with #Democrats who called it overreachA federal judge on Friday blocked Trump’s attempt to overhaul #elections in the US, siding with a group of Democratic #state attorneys general who challenged the effort as #unconstitutional.#law #ElectionLaw #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower #VoterSuppression #VoteNullification #democracy https://apnews.com/article/trump-elections-executive-order-4f863aaa8e0c59640ebc727827ffc887
(DIR) Post #Av5c4aqlxHF5NRG9Nw by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-13T13:52:40Z
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#Trump’s March 25 #ExecutiveOrder sought to compel officials to require documentary proof of citizenship for everyone registering to #vote for federal #elections [you already must be a citizen], accept only mailed ballots received by Election Day & condition federal #election grant funding on #states adhering to the new #ballot deadline.#law #ElectionLaw #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower #VoterSuppression #VoteNullification #democracy
(DIR) Post #Av5cKBsIa42OYCPWW8 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-13T13:55:29Z
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The #state AGs said the directive “usurps the States’ #constitutional #power & seeks to amend #ElectionLaw by fiat.” The #Trump admin defended the order as “standing up for free, fair & honest elections” & called proof of citizenship a “commonsense” requirement.Judge Denise J. Casper of the US District Court in Massachusetts said in Friday’s order that the #states had a likelihood of success as to their #legal challenges.#law #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower #VoterSuppression #democracy
(DIR) Post #Av5cPRI4h0lVoFyCJc by ewos1986@norden.social
2025-06-13T13:56:25Z
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@Nonilex und der nächste Richter setzt es wieder in Kraft. 🤡
(DIR) Post #Av5caM66LCRutAZh8y by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-13T13:58:24Z
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“The #Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over #elections,” Judge Casper wrote.https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282905/gov.uscourts.mad.282905.107.0.pdfCasper also noted that, when it comes to #citizenship, “there is no dispute (nor could there be) that U.S. citizenship is required to vote in federal elections & the federal voter registration forms require attestation of citizenship.”#Trump #law #ElectionLaw #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower #VoterSuppression #VoteNullification #democracy
(DIR) Post #Av5cjFwyZ78eQiYCYa by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-13T14:00:01Z
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Casper cited arguments made by the #states that the requirements would “burden the States with significant efforts & substantial costs” to update procedures.The ruling is the second #legal setback for #Trump’s election order. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., previously blocked parts of the directive, including the proof-of-#citizenship requirement for the federal #VoterRegistration form.#law #ElectionLaw #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower #VoterSuppression #VoteNullification #democracy
(DIR) Post #Av5csQAlvZfajzNEv2 by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-13T14:01:40Z
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The order is the culmination of Trump’s longstanding complaints about #elections. After his first win in 2016, #Trump falsely claimed his popular vote total would have been much higher if not for “millions of people who voted illegally.” Since 2020, Trump has made false claims of widespread voter fraud & manipulation of voting machines to explain his loss to Democrat Joe #Biden. [when really he’s just a sore loser]#law #ElectionLaw #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower #VoterSuppression #democracy
(DIR) Post #Av5d3XLZauhYB0j5ua by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-13T14:03:41Z
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#Trump has said his #ExecutiveOrder *secures* elections against illegal voting by noncitizens, though multiple studies & investigations in the #states have shown that it’s exceedingly rare & typically a mistake. Casting a ballot as a noncitizen is already against the #law & can result in fines & #deportation if convicted.#ElectionLaw #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower #VoterSuppression #VoteNullification #democracy
(DIR) Post #Av5d9BSPtO8i1acVAe by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-13T14:04:42Z
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The order also would require #states to exclude any mail-in or absentee ballots received after Election Day & puts states’ federal #funding at risk if #election officials don’t comply. Currently, 18 states & Puerto Rico accept mailed ballots received after Election Day as long they are postmarked on or before that date, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.#Trump #law #ElectionLaw #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower #VoterSuppression #VoteNullification #democracy
(DIR) Post #Av5dHwy58H6rh2bxPk by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-13T14:06:15Z
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Oregon & Washington, which conduct their #elections almost entirely by mail, filed a separate lawsuit over the #ballot deadline, saying the #ExecutiveOrder could disenfranchise voters in their #states. When the lawsuit was filed, Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs noted that more than 300,000 ballots in the state arrived after Election Day in 2024.#Trump #law #ElectionLaw #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower #VoterSuppression #VoteNullification #democracy
(DIR) Post #Av5dMQAkUepZQXfU7E by FinchHaven@sfba.social
2025-06-13T14:07:04Z
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@Nonilex "The #Trump admin defended the order as “standing up for free, fair & honest elections” & called proof of citizenship a “commonsense” requirement."The simple fact is that #Republican political marketing slogans do *not* make relevant points of law which must be accepted in courts of lawNo matter how many times #Trump and the #Republican repeat their marketing slogans
(DIR) Post #Av5dPXmKfcZTszjizY by Nonilex@masto.ai
2025-06-13T14:07:39Z
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…legal experts say the order exceeds #Trump’s power because the Constitution gives states the authority to set the “times, places & manner” of #elections, with #Congress allowed to set rules for elections to federal office. As Friday’s ruling states, the #Constitution makes no provision for presidents to set the rules for elections.#Trump #law #ElectionLaw #ExecutiveOverreach #AbuseOfPower #VoterSuppression #VoteNullification #democracy
(DIR) Post #Av5dUVQgpcGe33yn1E by mls14@social.vivaldi.net
2025-06-13T14:08:28Z
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@Nonilex So glad to see this ruling. The text of the constitution is crystal clear. The president has no authority at all when it comes to elections.
(DIR) Post #Av5dlZ9aErEGWO74F6 by NorCalWineLady@sfba.social
2025-06-13T14:11:33Z
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@Nonilex Thanks for posting this info. As an Oregonian, I'm especially glad.
(DIR) Post #Av5dtwHg7j5KZmtMPo by FinchHaven@sfba.social
2025-06-13T14:13:07Z
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@Nonilex "When the lawsuit was filed, Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs noted that more than 300,000 ballots in the state arrived after Election Day in 2024."This is how #VoteByMail has been conducted in my county in #WashingtonState since 2009There are multiple steps where authentication is confirmed, repeatedly
(DIR) Post #Av5hrjV35HWkADLiSW by Urban_Hermit@mstdn.social
2025-06-13T14:57:32Z
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@Nonilex thanks for the reminder that Trump will try to invalidate millions of votes in order to not lose the House or Senate during the midterms.He should be impeached and face new charges & liability, as the abuse of rights is not an official duty of the president.He WILL do ANYTHING to avoid jail.I expect a last minute executive order making REALID a requirement to vote, which most poor people do not have because we do not fly regularly. LAWLESS. It isn't over until 47 is impeached.
(DIR) Post #Av5mAOpaYOZnNb74KW by CarlataOld@mas.to
2025-06-13T15:45:45Z
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@Nonilex Such a non-issue. So far, no one has been able to show me how that could work. It's misleading people who don't know how the system works. "They could get your ballot and use it!" (How would a rando know how to sign my name?) Once I didn't receive my ballot, called the elections office, was issued a new one. They check to be sure it's 1 ballot per voter. All the fear-mongering is designed to suppress votes. Nothing more. Repubs even tried to cheat here, and found they could not.
(DIR) Post #Av5mcBpqSvYfBLU6RU by CarlataOld@mas.to
2025-06-13T15:50:46Z
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@Nonilex I often return my ballot to a collection box, and I'm usually at the deadline (7 pm) on election day. I am certain those boxes are picked up at 7 pm, and also that the ballots inside are not all counted until the next day or maybe later. That's equivalent to putting it in the mail before the deadline and it arriving at the election office after the deadline. No one is arguing for voting deadlines to be extended, or for not having a deadline.