"The order directs the administration to establish a federal list of confirmed citizens that can legally vote in each state, and orders the postal service to send mail-in ballots only to those on the list."
"Voting rights advocates and Democrats, however, say the order is an unlawful voter suppression effort intended to limit voting ahead of the midterms."
"Trump's attack on voting by mail isn't about integrity—quite the opposite. He knows vote by mail protects against all the well-known election-day voter-suppression tactics."
An executive order signed by Donald Trump aims to restrict mail-in voting and establish a national voter list of confirmed citizens eligible to vote. The order mandates the postal service to send mail-in ballots only to individuals on this list. Trump has proposed requiring voter ID and proof of citizenship while promoting misinformation about mail-in voting. Critics argue that this order is a voter suppression tactic designed to limit access to voting, particularly ahead of the midterm elections, despite Trump's own use of mail-in voting.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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