Republican AGs Back Trump's Mail Ballot Order

Republican Attorneys General Back Trumps Mail Ballot Order

A dozen Republican state attorneys general are supporting President Trumps executive order on mail ballots, filing court papers to counter Democratic lawsuits. The order provides optional tools for states to enhance election security without infringing on voting rights. Led by Missouris top prosecutor, officials from states like Alabama, Florida, and Texas argue the order facilitates information sharing between federal and state authorities to verify voter rolls.

Democrats, however, disagree, with over a hundred House members and the DNC, voting rights groups, and blue-state leaders suing to block the order. They claim its a power grab that undermines states rights to manage elections. The order mandates the postmaster to block ballots for individuals not on state-approved mail voter lists and instructs Homeland Security to create citizen databases per state.

Republicans dismiss these concerns as premature, while Democrats view it as an attempt to build a national voter file. This situation echoes Trumps past actions, such as a shot-down citizenship proof rule and the Justice Departments push for voter data from states to identify noncitizen voters. Courts will soon decide the fate of this controversial order, keeping election battles in the spotlight.

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