Trump again asks supreme court to restrict mail-in voting as midterms loom
Legal fight continues as states begin sending out ballots for voters to vote by mail in November’s midterm elections
TL;DR
- The Trump administration is appealing to the US Supreme Court to reinstate restrictions on mail-in voting.
- A federal judge had previously blocked new limits on mail-in ballots.
- The legal fight is ongoing as states start mailing out ballots for the midterm elections.
- The administration argues the current injunction risks confusion and chaos.
- This is the third time the administration has asked the Supreme Court to intervene.
- The executive order would prohibit the USPS from delivering ballots to voters not on an eligible federal list.
- Democratic states and voting rights groups argue the changes are unconstitutional.
- State election officials cite insufficient time to implement the new federal directives.
- The Trump administration claims the measures are for voting security, calling the blocking order "unreasoned and unlawful".
- Trump has repeatedly sought to restrict mail-in voting, falsely blaming it for his 2020 election loss.