Trump again appeals to Supreme Court on mail-voting restrictions with midterm elections looming
The administration says the system is a minor change, while election officials warn it could disrupt ballot delivery for millions of voters.
- On Thursday, a Justice Department lawyer could not tell U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani whether President Donald Trump's mail-ballot system was operational, one day before North Carolina begins shipping ballots for the midterm elections.
- The administration's plan mandates states upload voter lists to an online portal and use uniform envelope designs, yet the Postal Service has yet to identify a single state that voluntarily opted into the program.
- A whistleblower report warns that barcode errors could discard millions of legitimate ballots; Talwani characterized the unverified system as an "experiment," stating, "I have nothing."
- The administration has appealed Talwani's 14-day restraining order to the Supreme Court, while critics argue the Constitution designates election rule-making power to states, not the president.
- With North Carolina scheduled to begin shipping ballots on Friday, the tight timeline forces the administration to seek immediate Supreme Court intervention to resume implementing the plan.
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Two months before the mid-term elections, the US government is once again trying to impose a controversial decree governing the mail-order vote.
The U.S. government has returned to the Supreme Court because of the plans of President Donald Trump, blocked by a federal court, for a difficult post-election.With an urgent request submitted by government lawyer John Sauer on Thursday, the government intends to implement a decree to tighten the postal ballot two months before the important interim elections to the U.S. Congress. Thus, the dispute has become clear a few days before the dispatch…
Trump asks Supreme Court to allow tighter mail-ballot rules before midterms
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to enforce a new postal service rule. This regulation tightens standards for mail-in ballot delivery ahead of elections. A judge had previously blocked the rule, citing potential disruption to legitimate votes. The Justice Department seeks to lift the temporary injunction preventing enforcement. This action follows previous legal challenges to the directive on mail-in ballots.
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