A US federal judge in Boston has struck down a Donald Trump executive order that sought to establish a federal voter list and restrict mail ballot delivery, ruling it unconstitutional. Judge Indira Talwani sided with a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia, finding that the order violated the separation of powers by usurping election-rule authority that belongs to states and Congress — not the president. The ruling, which applies to the current midterm election cycle ahead of the 3 November 2026 vote, marks the second consecutive day on which a court has blocked a Trump election-related executive order, following a separate ruling on Wednesday that barred a presidential directive requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote.