Trump Administration Executive Order on Voter Eligibility and Mail Ballot Restrictions Faces Legal Challenge
Track the specific court case blocking this order—court docket numbers, judge assignments, and preliminary injunction rulings will determine whether this becomes enforceable before 2026 elections.
This scores maximum (100) on constitutional damage due to direct federal intervention in election administration—the highest-weighted driver (0.22). Creating federal 'eligible voter lists' and restricting mail ballots represents structural election machinery control with permanent/irreversible characteristics (all severity multipliers at 1.3). The mechanism modifier (election_admin_change=1.15) and federal+broad scope (1.10) push the calculated score beyond 100. The B-score is moderate (36) because while this generates legitimate concern, it's substantive governance harm rather than theatrical distraction.