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A challenge to President Trump’s Executive Order on mail-in ballots has been launched by more than 20 Democrat-run states.
The lawsuit, launched on Friday, contents that it is unconstitutional for the president to impose changes to federal election procedures without the approval of Congress.
“The Court should declare the specified provisions of the EO (Executive Order) unlawful and void and order corresponding preliminary and permanent relief,” the lawsuit, field in Massachusetts, states.
President Trump’s Executive Order, signed on Tuesday, directs the Postal Service to send ballots only to voters on a list provided by the Department of Homeland Security, using data from the Social Security Administration.
The Order says that all approved mail-in ballots must have a unique barcode for tracking.
States that refuse to comply will have federal funding withheld.
The Order also instructs the Attorney General to investigate and prosecute anyone accused of sending ballots to ineligible voters.
“The President wants to control your vote. He wants to tell the Postal Service what ballots they can accept and when. But this is patently unconstitutional,” Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown said in a statement.
“And come November, despite the president’s lawless threats, we’ll once again use that power to protect our democracy.”
Democrat lawmakers are also suing the Trump administration over the new Executive Order.
On Wednesday, Democrat leaders in Congress, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, filed a lawsuit with the Democratic National Committee and other organizations.
“Everyone can feel just how afraid Donald Trump and Republicans are of losing the upcoming elections by how hard they are pushing their radical and illegal voter suppression policies,” Schumer said.
“This Executive Order attacking mail-in voting is just the latest in a series of frantic efforts by Donald Trump to rig elections for Republicans by trying to change the rules.”
California, Oregon, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah, Vermont, Washington state and Washington DC allow elections to be held entirely by mail.
Twenty-eight states allow voters to request an absentee ballot without an excuse to quality.
