Virginia joins multi-state lawsuit challenging Trump’s election order

By: Markus Schmidt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: April 3, 2026

Words: 573

Last Updated: 3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones has joined a coalition of 21 states in suing President Donald Trump, launching a far-reaching legal challenge to a new executive order that critics say could upend how elections are run across the country just months before the 2026 midterms.

Filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the lawsuit argues that Trump’s March 31 order unlawfully attempts to reshape voter eligibility and mail-in …

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