Kongresswahlen: Trump zieht im Streit um Briefwahl erneut vor Supreme Court
Kurz vor Beginn der Briefwahl für die Kongresswahlen will Trump neue Regeln durchdrücken. Der Rechtsstreit darüber zieht sich schon länger, nun wendet sich die US-Regierung an das oberste Gericht.
In the legal dispute over stricter rules for mail-in voting, President Donald Trump's administration has once again turned to the Supreme Court. They requested the court to suspend a lower court's decision preventing them from implementing the new rules. Less than two months before the crucial midterm elections, the Trump administration's urgent appeal to the highest US court for a rapid decision.
In the state of North Carolina, first mail-in ballots are set to be sent out from this Friday. The Supreme Court had previously overturned another ruling against Trump's plans, but not for their constitutionality - instead, it was due to procedural reasons. The key to the new rules is that the US Postal Service (USPS) plays a central role in controlling the mail-in voting.
States are required to submit design approvals for the mail-in ballot envelopes to the USPS, and the agency should only deliver documents to citizens who are listed in a voter database submitted by the states. Critics suspect Trump's motivation is to make mail-in voting more difficult, thereby disadvantaging democratic voters. A federal judge stopped Trump's plans last week, calling them "a likely unconstitutional regulation whose enforcement would be practically impossible in time for the 2026 midterm elections."
With the "Midterms" on November 3rd, roughly one-third of the Senate and the entire House of Representatives are up for election. With the Republican majority in both chambers being slim, each individual seat could determine who ultimately holds power in the Congress.
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