Trump wanted to change the design of mail-in ballot envelopes. A court just ruled against him
A court ruled on Thursday against implementing new rules that would have required local elections officials to redesign mail-in ballot envelopes right before the election. One reason? There’s not enough time to make the design changes that were being called for. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit said in an opinion Thursday the Trump administration’s proposed rules for how the U.S.…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit ruled against the Trump administration's plan to require local elections officials to redesign mail-in ballot envelopes shortly before voting. The court stated that there is not enough time to make the necessary changes, as many envelopes were already printed months ago. Additionally, the court noted that implementing the changes would be impossible for some states to complete in time for the elections.
President Trump, who often votes by mail, had previously attacked mail-in ballots and signed an executive order to restrict them. The proposed rules would have required both outbound and return federal ballot envelopes to be automation compatible and feature specific design elements. However, many envelopes are already designed to meet these requirements, and it would have been too late to make changes for the upcoming elections.
The court's decision allows local election officials to avoid the potentially chaotic and time-consuming redesign process.
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