Trump EOs USPS mail-in/voter list; SAVE Senate stalls (Gill pressure)/state copycats FL HB991 ACLU suit/MS SHIELD/SCOTUS postmark/RNC v Eakin; NV 22-state suit/Wyden SSA/DOJ Fulton seizure/CA Riverside 650k ballots; Bonta +20 states/PA Shapiro/IL Raoul/WI Kaul no changes Apr7/mail-in suit/SAVE reg drives ban/Padilla DHS list/Trump hypocrisy; DOJ Idaho suit hits 30 states+DC; Roberts vs Trump judge-bashing; lower courts challenge Trump policies (210+ cases immig/tariffs/DOJ incl NV ICE detention block); WI spring election/SCOTUS mail deadlines/NH HB323/OR joins AZ-led suit
Key Questions
What do Trump's recent executive orders target in voting?
EO 14399 restricts absentee/mail-in via USPS/DHS/SSA lists, barcodes, 60-90 day rules, and DOJ probes. It addresses flawed SAVE/SSA systems.
How are states responding to Trump's voting EOs?
AGs like Bonta (+23 states), Shapiro (PA), Raoul (IL), Kaul (WI) sued; OR, NV, ME joined AZ-led suits. WI spring election unchanged April 7.
What is the status of DOJ's voter rolls lawsuit?
DOJ suit against WA (DOB/DL/SSN) advances after service; fears privacy/DHS issues. Idaho suit hits 30 states+DC.
What challenges are mail-in ballots facing in courts?
SCOTUS hears postmark/Election Day deadlines (RNC v Eakin 4/17, MS SHIELD, WA); GA Fulton/CA Riverside issues. NH HB323 bans student IDs June.
Has any court blocked Trump ICE policies?
NV fed court blocked Trump ICE detention April 14. Lower courts in 210+ cases challenge immig/tariffs/DOJ.
What is FL HB991 and related suits?
FL HB991 requires doc proof; ACLU/LWVF sued April 1 over suppression claims. RNC pressures Gill on SAVE stalls.
Any SCOTUS or high-level election cases?
SCOTUS args April 17 on 9-0 FBI/Election Day incl timely postmark challenges. Roberts criticized Trump judge-bashing.
What voter data concerns involve SSA/DHS?
Wyden seeks SSA voter data; Padilla DHS lists; Trump accused of hypocrisy amid state copycats.
Trump 3/31 EOs USPS/DHS/SSA EO 14399 absentee/mail-in restrictions (lists/barcodes/60-90day/DOJ probes/flawed SSA/SAVE sys); WI spring election outcome/AG Kaul no changes Apr7; PA Shapiro/IL Raoul/WI Kaul joins Bonta+23 states (AZ Fontes leads/OR Rayfield joins/NV/OR Read/ME Bellows suits vs EO); DOJ WA voter rolls lawsuit (DOB/DL/SSN) moves forward service/privacy/DHS fears; NH HB323 bans student IDs June; FL HB991 ACLU/LWVF 4/1 suit doc proof; NV fed court blocks Trump ICE (Apr14); Wyden SSA voter data; DOJ 30 states+DC (Idaho/SSNs Dhillon); MS SHIELD; SCOTUS postmark/RNC v Eakin 4/17/9-0 FBI/Election Day deadlines args incl WA mail-in (MS RNC timely postmark challenge); GA Fulton/CA Riverside; WH vs Abrams; courts block EOs; lower courts 210+ slamming Trump immig/tariffs.