Courts Stop New Voting Rules
法院停止新投票規則
Introduction
Some courts stopped new rules from the Trump government. These rules were about voter lists and mail-in ballots.
部分法院阻止了川普政府的新規則。這些規則與選民名單和郵寄選票有關。
Main Body
The government wanted all voter lists from the states. A court in Michigan said no. The court said states have the power to manage their own voters.
政府想要所有州的選民名單。密西根州的一座法院表示不行。法院認為各州有權管理自己的選民。
The government also wanted a national list of citizens. They wanted the post office to check this list before sending ballots. A judge said the president does not have the power to do this.
政府還想要一份全國公民名單。他們希望郵局在寄出選票前核對此名單。一名法官表示總統沒有權力這樣做。
The post office wanted more personal information from states. They said they would not send ballots without this data. Many people said this was a way to control the elections.
郵局想要州政府提供更多個人資訊。他們表示若沒有這些數據，將不會寄出選票。許多人表示這是控制選舉的一種方式。
Conclusion
The courts decided that states must control their own elections. The government cannot make these new rules.
法院決定各州必須控制自己的選舉。政府不能制定這些新規則。
Vocabulary Learning
⚡️ THE POWER OF 'WANT'
In this text, we see a pattern used to describe desires or goals:
Government wanted lists
When you want to say someone tried to get something in the past, use "wanted".
How to build this sentence:
Person/Group + wanted + Thing
Examples from the text:
- "The government wanted all voter lists."
- "They wanted the post office to check..."
Simple A2 Practice Rule: If you want to talk about a dream or a goal from yesterday, use wanted.
I wanted a coffee. They wanted new rules.