The ruling marks the second judicial setback in two days for Trump's efforts to reshape federal election rules through executive action.
A federal judge in Boston has blocked the implementation of United States President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at tightening rules for mail-in voting, ruling that key provisions of the directive are unconstitutional and cannot take effect ahead of the November midterm elections.
In a decision issued on Thursday, according Reuters, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled in favour of a coalition of 23 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia, which challenged the order as an unlawful attempt by the White House to interfere with the administration of federal elections.
Talwani held that Trump exceeded his constitutional authority by seeking to overhaul election procedures that have historically been managed by state and local governments since the founding of the United States.
"The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections," wrote Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama.
