Trump administration makes another Supreme Court appeal on mail ballot fight
- The Trump administration on Sunday filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court seeking to lift a federal judge's block on new United States Postal Service mail-in voting restrictions ahead of November's midterm elections.
- Stemming from a March executive order, the plan requires states to provide the Department of Homeland Security with voter lists and mandates unique barcodes on ballot envelopes, shifting election administration duties traditionally managed by states to federal agencies.
- U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani extended her block on Friday, finding the rule "threatens disenfranchisement of millions" and likely violates the Constitution by intruding on Congress's Elections Clause powers and state authority.
- North Carolina has already begun mailing ballots, with Alabama scheduled to start September 9 and at least five additional states beginning the week of September 13, leaving the Supreme Court to decide amid active voting.
- Control of Congress hangs in the balance as nearly one-third of U.S. voters rely on mail ballots; the Supreme Court's ruling will determine whether procedural changes take effect mid-election or remain blocked through November 3.
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