2026-06-18 17:36:18 UTC / 路透社
2026年5月19日摄于美国宾夕法尼亚州费城，一张邮寄选票在宾夕法尼亚州初选期间的摆拍示意图。路透社/汉娜·贝尔/示意图
波士顿6月18日路透电——波士顿一名联邦法官周四限制了针对美国总统唐纳德·特朗普邮寄投票行政令的诉讼范围，裁定由民主党领导的州和投票权组织只能寻求阻止该行政令对11月选举产生影响。
美国地区法官因德拉·塔尔瓦尼
写道，特朗普的行政令对在此之前举行的中期选举和初选可能产生影响，这意味着原告的部分诉讼请求无法等待审理。
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“推迟司法审查并不现实，可能会给原告带来严重困难，”她说道。
但她同时表示，包括美国国土安全部和美国邮政总局在内的机构将如何执行特朗普的行政令，以及它们将出台何种最终规则和政策（如果有的话），仍存在诸多不确定性。
她表示，这些不确定性足以让法院暂时驳回原告针对特朗普行政令的诉讼请求，因为该行政令会影响11月3日中期选举之后的选举。
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共和党人特朗普于3月31日签署了该行政令，此前他多年来一直呼吁收紧邮寄投票规则，并散布虚假言论称其2020年选举失利是大范围选民欺诈所致。根据美国宪法，各州负责管理联邦选举。
他的行政令指示美国国土安全部编制并向各州提交一份符合每个州投票资格的已确认美国公民名单，该名单将基于公民身份和入籍记录以及其他联邦数据库生成。
特朗普的行政令还要求美国邮政总局仅向每个州批准的邮寄投票名单上的选民递送选票。美国邮政总局最近已着手执行特朗普的指令，出台了拟议规则，要求各州提供其邮寄选票相关的姓名和条形码。
该行政令还指示美国司法部优先调查和起诉向被认定为“无资格”投票的人发放联邦选票的州和地方选举官员。
投票权组织与23个州以及哥伦比亚特区一同起诉了本届政府，辩称特朗普的行政令违反宪法，且他没有任何法律权限将总统权力凌驾于选举管理之上。
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US judge narrows lawsuits challenging Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting
2026-06-18 17:36:18 UTC / Reuters
A mail-in ballot, during the Pennsylvania primary election, is displayed in this illustration picture taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/Illustration
BOSTON, June 18 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Boston on Thursday limited lawsuits challenging U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting, ruling that Democratic-led states and voting rights groups can only seek to block the order’s effect on November’s elections.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani
wrote that the potential impact of Trump’s order on the midterm elections and primaries scheduled before then meant parts of the plaintiffs’ case could not wait to be heard.
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“Postponing judicial review is impracticable and may inflict significant hardship on Plaintiffs,” she said.
But she said many uncertainties exist as to how agencies, including the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Postal Service, will implement Trump’s order and what, if any, final rules and policies they adopt.
She said those uncertainties justified dismissing for now the plaintiffs’ challenge to Trump’s order as it affects elections after the November 3 midterms.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Trump, a Republican, signed the order on March 31 after calling for years for tighter rules on voting by mail and pushing the false claim that his 2020 election defeat was the result of widespread voter fraud. Under the U.S. Constitution, states are assigned the role of administering federal elections.
His order directs the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to compile and transmit to the states a list of confirmed U.S. citizens eligible to vote in each state, derived from citizenship and naturalization records and other federal databases.
Trump’s order also requires the U.S. Postal Service to only deliver ballots to voters on each state’s approved mail-in ballot list. USPS recently moved to implement Trump’s directive by issuing proposed rules requiring states to provide the names and barcodes tied to their mail-in ballots.
The order also directs the U.S. Department of Justice to prioritize the investigation and prosecution of state and local election officials who issue federal ballots to people deemed “not eligible” to vote.
Voting rights groups sued the administration along with 23 states and the District of Columbia, arguing Trump’s order is unconstitutional and that he lacks any legal authority to assert presidential power over election administration.
Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Nia Williams, Rod Nickel
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