Washington, D.C. — Today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would interfere with the legal right of Americans to cast mail-in ballots. In response, Greta Bedekovics, director of Democracy Policy at the Center for American Progress, issued the following statement:
After failing to get Congress to pass the SAVE Act, President Trump has resorted to signing yet another illegal executive order that would dictate how states should run their elections. But the courts have already ruled the president doesn’t have the authority to set rules for federal elections. This latest order is just as unconstitutional. The 2026 midterm elections are already underway, but this administration has made clear it will stop at nothing to try to manipulate the outcome. Courts must act swiftly to block this order, and election officials in all states must continue to serve the interests of American voters—not the president.
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