Civil rights groups sue Trump administration over order to limit mail-in voting

The coalition of organizations says Trump’s executive order restricting who can receive mail ballots is unconstitutional

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A coalition of civil rights groups sued the Trump administration on Thursday, saying that a new executive order to limit mail-in voting is unconstitutional.

The order, which Trump signed on Tuesday, instructs the federal government to come up with a list of eligible citizens who can vote in each state. It also instructs the US Postal Service to only transmit mail-in ballots to people on that list.