A Mail Voting Fight About Nothing
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TL;DR
- The Trump administration is appealing to the Supreme Court to implement a role for the USPS in overseeing mail ballots.
- The proposed USPS list-matching rule is criticized for doing nothing to enhance election integrity.
- The executive order requires election officials to submit lists of mail voters to USPS, which then matches these lists with ballot packets.
- The USPS role is limited to list comparison and does not involve verifying voter eligibility, citizenship, or residency.
- Implementing these changes is considered absurd and administratively cumbersome for election officials, especially given the ongoing election season.
- Critics suggest the initiative is a placebo aimed at building confidence rather than actual security, with potential ulterior motives.
- The article questions the administration's claims of election integrity victories, as the core mechanism offers no tangible security benefits.