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“We will not hand over Coloradans’ sensitive voting information to Donald Trump. He does not have a legal right to the information.”

“The U.S. DOJ is simply asking the commission to do something that the commission is explicitly forbidden by Wisconsin law to do.”

“Washington is not going to turn over this personal information. If they do release the lawsuit, we are very confident we will be successful in court.”

"I'm not going to turn over the list to the Department of Justice."

“The federal government has no role in list maintenance.”

“It’s hard for me to imagine any Republican state with faith in its own list maintenance capacity agreeing to outsource that decision to the DOJ.”

“They’re also not likely, but these are things people need to be on guard for.”

Rick Hasen

“We are in the process of reviewing the document with our attorneys and carefully considering our options.”

"They’re entitled to the vast majority of information — people’s names, addresses, birthdays"

“At this Department of Justice, we will not permit states to jeopardize the integrity and effectiveness of elections by refusing to abide by our federal elections laws. If states will not fulfill their duty to protect the integrity of the ballot, we will.”

“Accurate voter rolls are the cornerstone of fair and free elections, and too many states have fallen into a pattern of noncompliance with basic voter roll maintenance.”

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The Supreme Court voted 6-3 on Monday to lift a Massachusetts district court injunction that had blocked key parts of President Donald Trump's March executive order restricting mail-in voting in 23 Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C.

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The Supreme Court voted 6-3 on Monday to lift a Massachusetts district court injunction that had blocked key parts of President Donald Trump's March executive order restricting mail-in voting in 23 Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C.

The unsigned majority opinion did not rule on the legality of Trump's order, finding instead that the states lacked standing to sue because the order had not yet caused them concrete harm. "On that score, time will tell," the court wrote.

The unsigned majority opinion did not rule on the legality of Trump's order, finding instead that the states lacked standing to sue because the order had not yet caused them concrete harm. "On that score, time will tell," the court wrote.

Trump's executive order directed the Department of Homeland Security to compile state-by-state lists of eligible U.S. citizen voters and instructed the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to individuals on those lists.

Trump's executive order directed the Department of Homeland Security to compile state-by-state lists of eligible U.S. citizen voters and instructed the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to individuals on those lists.

The U.S. Postal Service published a 95-page final rule on Friday requiring states to upload mail-ballot recipient data to a USPS portal and use unique barcodes on ballot envelopes, though the agency said it would not implement the rule without court approval.

The U.S. Postal Service published a 95-page final rule on Friday requiring states to upload mail-ballot recipient data to a USPS portal and use unique barcodes on ballot envelopes, though the agency said it would not implement the rule without court approval.

A separate nationwide injunction issued Aug. 11 by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, remains in effect, blocking the Postal Service from implementing the executive order regardless of Monday's Supreme Court ruling.

A separate nationwide injunction issued Aug. 11 by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, remains in effect, blocking the Postal Service from implementing the executive order regardless of Monday's Supreme Court ruling.

About 30% of all ballots were cast by mail in the 2024 presidential election, according to federal data. A 2025 Brookings Institution study found approximately four cases of fraud per 10 million mail ballots cast.

About 30% of all ballots were cast by mail in the 2024 presidential election, according to federal data. A 2025 Brookings Institution study found approximately four cases of fraud per 10 million mail ballots cast.

US Supreme Court hands a win to Trump over mail-in ballot restrictions

US Supreme Court hands a win to Trump over mail-in ballot restrictions

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US Supreme Court hands a win to Trump over mail-in ballot restrictions

US Supreme Court hands a win to Trump over mail-in ballot restrictions

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