Nonilex<p>…legal experts say the order exceeds <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s power because the Constitution gives states the authority to set the “times, places & manner” of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a>, with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a> allowed to set rules for elections to federal office. As Friday’s ruling states, the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> makes no provision for presidents to set the rules for elections.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
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Nonilex<p>Oregon & Washington, which conduct their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> almost entirely by mail, filed a separate lawsuit over the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ballot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ballot</span></a> deadline, saying the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> could disenfranchise voters in their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/states" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>states</span></a>. When the lawsuit was filed, Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs noted that more than 300,000 ballots in the state arrived after Election Day in 2024.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The order also would require <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/states" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>states</span></a> to exclude any mail-in or absentee ballots received after Election Day & puts states’ federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/funding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funding</span></a> at risk if <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> officials don’t comply. Currently, 18 states & Puerto Rico accept mailed ballots received after Election Day as long they are postmarked on or before that date, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has said his <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> *secures* elections against illegal voting by noncitizens, though multiple studies & investigations in the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/states" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>states</span></a> have shown that it’s exceedingly rare & typically a mistake. Casting a ballot as a noncitizen is already against the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> & can result in fines & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deportation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deportation</span></a> if convicted.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Casper cited arguments made by the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/states" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>states</span></a> that the requirements would “burden the States with significant efforts & substantial costs” to update procedures.</p><p>The ruling is the second <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> setback for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s election order. A federal judge in Washington, D.C., previously blocked parts of the directive, including the proof-of-<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a> requirement for the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoterRegistration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterRegistration</span></a> form.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Constitution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Constitution</span></a> does not grant the President any specific powers over <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a>,” Judge Casper wrote.</p><p><a href="https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.282905/gov.uscourts.mad.282905.107.0.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">storage.courtlistener.com/reca</span><span class="invisible">p/gov.uscourts.mad.282905/gov.uscourts.mad.282905.107.0.pdf</span></a></p><p>Casper also noted that, when it comes to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/citizenship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>citizenship</span></a>, “there is no dispute (nor could there be) that U.S. citizenship is required to vote in federal elections & the federal voter registration forms require attestation of citizenship.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s March 25 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a> sought to compel officials to require documentary proof of citizenship for everyone registering to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/vote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vote</span></a> for federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> [you already must be a citizen], accept only mailed ballots received by Election Day & condition federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>election</span></a> grant funding on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/states" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>states</span></a> adhering to the new <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ballot" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ballot</span></a> deadline.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Judge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Judge</span></a> blocks <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s election <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOrder</span></a>, siding with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Democrats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Democrats</span></a> who called it overreach</p><p>A federal judge on Friday blocked Trump’s attempt to overhaul <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>elections</span></a> in the US, siding with a group of Democratic <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/state" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>state</span></a> attorneys general who challenged the effort as <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/unconstitutional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>unconstitutional</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ExecutiveOverreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ExecutiveOverreach</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/AbuseOfPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AbuseOfPower</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <br><a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-elections-executive-order-4f863aaa8e0c59640ebc727827ffc887" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/trump-elect</span><span class="invisible">ions-executive-order-4f863aaa8e0c59640ebc727827ffc887</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Georgia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Georgia</span></a> Supreme Court STRIKES DOWN 5 State Election Board rules concerning certification & hand counting ballots last year. A big victory for GA voters & a stinging defeat for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionDeniers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionDeniers</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoterSuppression" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoterSuppression</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <br><a href="https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/georgia-state-election-board-certification-and-drop-box-rules-challenge/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">democracydocket.com/cases/geor</span><span class="invisible">gia-state-election-board-certification-and-drop-box-rules-challenge/</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The ruling, filed w/the court clerk on Mon, will require Mayes to assemble a grand jury to present the case along with a copy of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectoralCountAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectoralCountAct</span></a>, attys said. The initial presentation of her case took weeks. Mayes plans to appeal to try to get the prosecution back on track.</p><p>“We vehemently disagree with the court, & we will file a special action to appeal the ruling,” Mayes spox said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigLie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigLie</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FakeElectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeElectors</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeditiousConspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeditiousConspiracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Among those who were indicted were White House chief of staff <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MarkMeadows" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarkMeadows</span></a>, attorneys <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RudyGiuliani" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RudyGiuliani</span></a>, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JohnEastman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JohnEastman</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ChristinaBobb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChristinaBobb</span></a>, top campaign adviser <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BorisEpshteyn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BorisEpshteyn</span></a> & former campaign aide <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MikeRoman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MikeRoman</span></a>. The grand jury accused them of unsuccessfully trying to award the state’s electoral votes to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> instead of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a> even though Biden won the popular vote there.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigLie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigLie</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FakeElectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeElectors</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SeditiousConspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SeditiousConspiracy</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>An <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> grand jury last year indicted 18 people as part of the effort to reverse Joe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Biden" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biden</span></a>’s 2020 presidential win in the state, including 7 attorneys & aides affiliated with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s national campaign & 11 Arizona <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a>, including some who sought to act as fake presidential electors.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigLie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigLie</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FakeElectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeElectors</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>“We are extremely pleased with the court’s ruling, & we think the judge got it exactly right,” said Stephen Binhak, the attorney who spearheaded the effort to get the case back to a grand jury.
The decision is a major setback for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Arizona" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arizona</span></a> AG Kris Mayes (D), who promised to appeal the ruling so she could keep the prosecution going.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BigLie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigLie</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VotingRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VotingRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteNullification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteNullification</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FakeElectors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FakeElectors</span></a></p>
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#MaricopaCounty Superior Court Judge Sam J. Myers sided w/ #Republicans & found that prosecutors failed to provide the grand jury w/the text of an 1887 federal #law that is central to the Republicans’ defense. The #law, known as the #ElectoralCountAct, spells out how presidential electoral votes are to be cast & counted.
Judge deals blow to #Arizona case over 2020 Republican #FakeElectors
An AZ judge has ordered state prosecutors to send back to a grand jury a case in which #Republicans were charged last year for their alleged roles in trying to overturn the #2020election, potentially jeopardizing the
high-profile indictments.
#Trump #BigLie #law #ElectionLaw #VotingRights #VoteNullification
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/19/arizona-electors-case/
The Washington Post · Judge deals blow to Arizona case over 2020 Republican electorsBy Yvonne Wingett Sanchez
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