The U.S. President’s Electoral Power Play: On Trump’s Unlawful Election Intervention
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On March 25, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) purporting to restructure American election administration. The ironically titled “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections” EO sets out to, among other things, require those registering to vote in federal elections to present documentary proof of citizenship, and threatens to penalize states that accept late arriving ballots (i.e., mail ballots that are sent prior to, yet not received until after, Election Day). The EO has several legal deficiencies and much of it should be invalidated by the federal judiciary.

On March 25, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) purporting to restructure American election administration. The ironically titled “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections” EO sets out to, among other things, require those registering to vote in federal elections to present documentary proof of citizenship, and threatens to penalize states that accept late arriving ballots (i.e., mail ballots that are sent prior to, yet not received until after, Election Day). The EO has several legal deficiencies and much of it should be invalidated by the federal judiciary. Several lawsuits challenging many of its provisions have already been filed. However, as is true regarding many of Trump’s controversial EOs, the litigation challenging their legality will take time, and substantial disruption may result in the interim. As the world well knows, Trump’s style of political theater often comes at a hefty price.

  • IcePee@lemmy.beru.co
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    10 days ago

    Most of the legal issues raised in this piece assumes that the executive cares for such trifles. To sum it up concisely: “I’m the President, bitch and I can do WTF I want. Don’t like it? Come at me.”