"The order purports, among other things, to direct the United States Department of Homeland Security to create a list of all U.S. citizens over 18, to supply that list to states, and for the United States Postal Service to refuse to accept mailed in ballots from voters unless that voter's name appears on a list of the state's eligible voters."
"Even if courts did not intervene before November, the multiple rulemakings and new procedures for DHS, USPS, and state and local election officials envisioned by the order would be impossible to implement before November's elections."
"The order is so underwhelming that it suggests Trump's real purpose was not its implementation but to create more confusion and litigation around elections, further undermining voter confidence in the integrity of American elections."
President Trump's second executive order on elections directs the Department of Homeland Security to create a list of eligible voters and restricts mail-in ballots. The order is expected to face court challenges and may be deemed unconstitutional. Its implementation before the upcoming elections is unlikely due to the complexity of the required procedures. The order appears designed to generate confusion and undermine voter confidence rather than to enhance election integrity, similar to the issues faced with his first executive order on elections.
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