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US appeals court upholds halt to Trump's executive order to create voter list
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Key Points:
- A federal appeals court upheld a ruling blocking President Trump's executive order to create a federal list of eligible voters and restrict mail ballot delivery to those on the list in 23 states and D.C.
- The executive order, issued in March, aimed to prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting by having the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and Social Security Administration create a "state citizenship list."
- State election officials and Democratic leaders argued the order was unconstitutional and could cause election chaos, as election rules are set by states and Congress, not the president.
- U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani halted the order's implementation for the November midterm elections in the states that sued.
- The Justice Department is reviewing legal options and remains confident that the executive order will eventually be upheld.
