El Supremo de EEUU frena el intento de Trump de restringir el voto por correo para las 'midterm'

The US Supreme Court blocked President Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting for the mid-term elections in November. The American justice system thwarted Donald Trump's efforts to limit mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming legislative elections. The US Supreme Court rejected the plan by the White House to restrict mail-in voting on Monday.

Just eight weeks away from the November 3 midterm elections, the Supreme Court ruling puts an end to the executive order by President Trump that mandated the US Postal Service to implement new operational rules for mail-in voting. Many states had warned that it would be impossible to comply with the new rules in time for the election.

Trump, who has been alleging voter fraud since losing the 2020 election to Joe Biden without providing evidence, had demanded that states send voter lists to the postal service, acquire special printers, and implement a new barcode verification system, risking complete mail-in ballots being invalidated due to a single error in identification.

The plan had previously been blocked by federal judges in Boston, Massachusetts, and Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court's decision now confirms these blockages as the legality of the new regulation continues to be debated. While the decision was not unanimous, with conservative justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissenting, and Justice Brett Kavanaugh admitting there is not enough time to implement the new rules before November 3, leaving the door open for the regulation to be fully enforced later.

The mid-term elections, also known as the midterm elections, take place two years after presidential elections to renew the House of Representatives, which Democrats are expected to challenge, and one-third of the Senate, which is the most contested chamber. These elections determine the level of power President Trump will have during the final stretch of his second term.

While the general expectation is that Republicans will lose control of Congress, if Democrats also take control of the Senate, they would have the opportunity to impeach the President, a process that was used against Richard Nixon following Watergate. To avoid this possibility, Trump organized a party convention last week where he offered to pay each adult American $5,000 if his conservative party retains control of both chambers after the midterm elections.

This decision by the Supreme Court is crucial as the high use of mail-in voting in some states during legislative elections can determine the outcome of the elections. Regardless, Trump's attempt to restrict mail-in voting is just one of the initiatives the president has been implementing to manipulate the mid-term elections. Trump has been trying to interfere with voter registration in states, advocating for a national ID requirement for voting that is not uniform across the nation and threatens democratic rights of citizens.

Democrats and Republicans have also engaged in battles over redrawing electoral districts in the gerrymandering strategy.