Trump takes mail-ballot fight to Supreme Court
The Trump administration sought the Supreme Court's assistance on Thursday to enforce a new Postal Service regulation that tightens the use of mail-in ballots for the upcoming midterm elections. The administration moved quickly following a previous judge's temporary injunction preventing the rule's implementation.
In an urgent request, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to overturn a judge's temporary order that blocked the USPS from enforcing the new rule. The rule, adopted under President Trump's executive order, aims to restrict mail-in ballots by imposing stricter voter-specific data and envelope standards. Critics argue that this could disrupt thousands of legitimate votes as the November 3 vote nears.
Republicans are in a tight race to maintain control of Congress in the election; concerns arise that the restrictive mail-in ballot measures may disproportionately favor Republicans, as Democratic voters often utilize mail-in ballots more frequently.
This marks the second time the administration has approached the Supreme Court to defend Trump's directive against legal challenges from states and voting rights groups. On August 24, the court lifted an earlier injunction imposed by a 6-3 conservative majority, finding that the challenging coalition of mostly Democratic-governed states had sued too soon. However, the court did not rule out further challenges. Three liberal justices dissented.
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