Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after President Trump signed an executive order to restrict access to mail-in voting, asserting control over elections.

“President Trump’s executive order attempting to seize control of elections and restrict Americans’ ability to vote is the latest in a long series of brazen abuses of power that have come to define his presidency.  The illegality of this action is matched only by its hypocrisy: the President himself voted safely and securely by mail just weeks ago.”

“The Constitution is clear: states—not the President—regulate and administer elections.  I will continue to reject the lawless and un-American agenda of this administration every day, and will do everything I can to place a check on this administration.”

Congresswoman Fletcher is an original co-sponsor of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, H.R. 14, which restores the full protections of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and restores federal oversight for states with a recent history of voter discrimination.