CANTWELL, COLLEAGUES WARN USPS THAT COMPLYING WITH TRUMP'S MAIL-IN VOTING EXECUTIVE ORDER WOULD BE 'A BLATANT VIOLATION OF THE CONSTITUTION'

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell issued the following press release:

Today, U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) joined 36 of her Senate Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to the United States Postal Service (USPS) warning the agency against complying with President Donald Trump's unconstitutional March 31 executive order that would undermine mail-in voting.

President Trump's executive order would direct his administration to compile lists of eligible voters in each state and direct the USPS to mail ballots only to those voters who meet that criteria - a clear violation of the Constitution, which delegates authority to oversee elections to the states.

"The executive order is a blatant violation of the Constitution and sta...