The leaders of 23 Democratic-run US states have sued to block new mail-in voting restrictions that were issued in an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump earlier this week. The US Constitution gives oversight of federal elections to the states, while Congress has the ability to make changes. Trump has promoted claims without evidence of widespread voter fraud through mail-in voting. Legal experts say they are doubtful that Trump has the authority to make such sweeping changes to how states run their elections. Judges have already blocked a different Trump executive order on elections that threatened to withhold election funding from certain states that don't follow the president's orders.

Source: The Star April 04, 2026 08:11 UTC