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President Donald Trump, a fierce critic of universal mail-in balloting, sort of won a late, tacit victory Friday when a California judge voided an executive order that had permitted state officials to mail ballots to every resident in the Golden State.
In her ruling, Superior Court of Sutter County Judge Sarah Heckman slammed Gov. Gavin Newsom for having used the coronavirus pandemic to justify issuing the order.
Back in June, the governor exploited the California Emergency Services Act to sign an executive order that implemented universal mail-in balloting.
Two Republican lawmakers — California Assemblymembers James Gallagher and Kevin Kiley — promptly filed suit and won a temporary injunction. However, the injunction was quickly overturned by an appellate judge, according to station KCRA.