Brett Kavanaugh gets Trump’s mail ballot rules right
North Carolina began mailing ballots to voters two weeks ago, and the deadline for states to transmit requested ballots to overseas military voters is tomorrow. So the Supreme Court had ample reason to conclude that there is not enough time for states to comply with President Donald Trump’s new mail-in ballot regulations this year.
TL;DR
- The Supreme Court concluded there isn't enough time for states to comply with President Trump's new mail-in ballot regulations this year.
- The deadline for transmitting ballots to overseas military voters is tomorrow.
- The core legal question is whether the U.S. Postal Service has the authority to regulate mail-in ballots.
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh's concurrence indicates he believes the USPS does have this authority.