Today, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would infringe on American’s right to vote and state’s rights to run elections.

Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read is releasing the following statement:

“This is another desperate, illegal power grab that shows a total lack of respect for the American people and our Constitution. The Constitution is clear: states run elections. Oregon’s gold standard vote-by-mail elections are secure, fair, and accurate. We don’t need decrees from Washington D.C. My message to the President: We’ll see you in court.”

This executive order is just the latest attempt by the Trump administration to illegally control elections and gain access to Oregon’s sensitive personal data.

In January, a federal judge threw out a lawsuit that would have required the State of Oregon to share private voter data with the Trump administration. Another judge also ruled in favor of Oregon and Washington’s lawsuits against the Trump administration, blocking the Trump administrations first illegal executive order from March 2025.