Trump's New Voter List Order Faces Legal Challenges

0:00It's March 31st. You're listening to Durham News today, AI-powered local news. I'm Cori with the story. President Trump signed an executive order creating a nationwide list of verified eligible voters, tasking the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration to build these lists for every state. The order pushes to block the U.S. Postal Service from sending absentee ballots to anyone not on a state's approved list and calls for secure envelopes with unique barcodes to track ballots. Legal experts predict swift court challenges, just like the ones that blocked Trump's earlier election orders from last month, which tried to add, proof of citizenship rules and strict deadlines for male votes. Elections in America state decentralized, run by thousands of local officials across states, with the Constitution giving no direct power to them. President-only Congress can tweak federal rules. Trump himself requested male ballots for a recent forward of votes, while his team clarifies opposition to blanket mail-in systems over targeted use for.

1:04Things like military or travel needs, keeping the fight over voting rules intense as midterms near.