Does Trump Still Have Time to Change Voting Rules Before Midterm Elections?
The justices are asked to pause a lower court ruling as the administration argues tighter rules are needed before midterm voting decides Congress.
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump's administration asked the Supreme Court to intervene and implement an executive order restricting mail-in ballot use ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
- Trump issued the executive order citing potential fraud, but Federal Judge Talwani expanded a nationwide injunction blocking the measure, citing constitutional overreach and lack of documented illegal voting.
- Attorney Sauer argued implementing the order is crucial to public interest, while the U.S. Department of Justice contended the executive order is not yet enforceable and cannot be challenged.
- Richard Hasen, director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project at the UCLA School of Law, stated, "I think it really is too late" for major changes before midterm elections.
- The SAVE America Act remains stalled in the Senate; legislation requires 60 votes to pass, and Trump's pressure campaign failed to secure Democratic support before the August recess.
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The Supreme Court must decide at any time whether Trump can restrict the mail vote before the November elections, a ruling that organizations like Voto Latino warn would first hit Latino voters.
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The Daily Progress
Justices asked to allow mail-in ballot directive
President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday again asked the Supreme Court to intervene to fully implement his executive order restricting the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections that will decide control of Congress.
Montrose Daily Press
Trump administration urges Supreme Court to rule soon on limiting vote-by-mail in midterms
The Trump administration on Wednesday renewed its request to the U.S. Supreme Court to quickly decide a case over an executive order restricting voting, a day after a Massachusetts federal judge expanded an injunction on the order nationwide.
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