美国波士顿联邦法官因迪拉·塔尔瓦尼于6月25日作出裁决，再次禁止特朗普政府实施旨在限制邮寄投票的行政令[1]。这是该法官第二次阻止该行政令的实施[1]。特朗普政府在3月签署了这项行政令，内容包括创建联邦选民名单并通过美国邮政总局收紧邮寄投票规则[1][2]。法官在判决书中写道："行政部门无权管制选举"[1]。
此前的6月裁决已经阻止特朗普政府在23个主要由民主党领导的州实施该命令[2]。最新裁决进一步扩展了这一禁令的范围[2]。法官支持民主党州检察长和投票权团体的诉讼主张[1]。特朗普政府律师声称原告引用的危害是主观的[1]。联邦邮政局曾在《联邦登记册》上发布了提议规则，但被塔尔瓦尼的首次裁决暂停[1]。特朗普政府于7月底请求最高法院阻止下级法院的决定[1]。
Federal Judge Indira Talwani issued a second ruling on June 25 against the Trump administration's executive order designed to restrict mail-in voting and establish a federal voter registry.[1] The order, signed by Trump in March, sought to tighten mail voting procedures through the U.S. Postal Service.[1] This latest decision extends an earlier June ruling that had blocked implementation of the order in 23 states led primarily by Democrats.[2]
In her ruling, Judge Talwani stated that "the executive branch has no power to regulate elections," rejecting arguments from the Trump administration.[1] The administration's lawyers had contended that the harms cited by plaintiffs were subjective, but the judge sided with Democratic state attorneys general and voting rights organizations challenging the order.[1] The Postal Service had previously published a proposed rule in the Federal Register based on the executive order, but that rule was suspended following Talwani's initial decision.[1]
The timing of this decision comes with less than 90 days remaining before the November 2026 midterm elections.[1] The Trump administration subsequently petitioned the Supreme Court in late July to overturn the lower court's decision.[1]