WA sues Trump over national voting list, vote-by-mail restrictions

Key Points:

• Washington, along with 22 other states and D.C., sued the Trump administration to block an executive order creating a national voter list and restricting mail-in voting, arguing it violates constitutional principles of federalism and state control over elections.
• The lawsuit contends that the order, which directs federal agencies to compile voter eligibility lists and restrict ballot mailings to those on the list, unlawfully interferes with states' election administration and mail-in voting rights.
• Washington Attorney General Nick Brown emphasized that mail-in voting is legal and secure in Washington, criticizing the president's attempt to control voting processes as unconstitutional and politically motivated by false claims of voter fraud.
• The suit highlights Washington’s established procedures for maintaining accurate voter rolls and conducting all-mail elections, defending state privacy protections against a separate DOJ lawsuit seeking more voter data access.
• Trump has continued to vote by mail despite efforts to limit the practice, with the lawsuit underscoring that changes to federal election procedures require congressional approval, not unilateral presidential action.