U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols has declined to halt President Donald Trump’s executive order creating a federal voter list and limiting mail voting. It clears the way for potential sweeping changes in how American elections are run.
The Trump appointee in Washington, late Wednesday, rejected the request by Democrats and civil rights groups that had argued Trump’s order would likely be found unconstitutional because the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules. Nichols agreed with the Republican Trump administration’s contention that it was too early to block the order because it had yet to be implemented.
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