ATTORNEY GENERAL JONES BLOCKS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION FROM EXERTING FEDERAL CONTROL OVER ELECTIONS

RICHMOND, Va., June 27 -- The Virginia Attorney General issued the following news release:

Paste copy hereAttorney General Jones Blocks Trump Administration from Exerting Federal Control Over ElectionsRICHMOND, Va. -Attorney General Jay Jones todaysecured a victoryfrom the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, blocking President Trump's unlawful Executive Order thatattemptedto interfere with states' constitutional authority to administer elections.The final ruling follows amultistate lawsuit joined by Attorney General Jonesand a coalition of 24 states that challenged the Administration's attempt to restrict voting to individuals on lists pre-authorized by the federal government and voting-by-mail to listsmaintainedby the U...