politics
Trump Officials Again Urge US Supreme Court Intervention on Mail Ballots
Justice Department Asks Justices to Pause Decision That Blocked Trump’s Order to Tighten Voting-by-Mail Rules
TL;DR
- The Trump administration is asking the US Supreme Court to intervene and fully implement an executive order restricting mail-in ballots.
- A US district judge blocked the order, ruling that the federal government does not have the authority to regulate elections, which is a responsibility assigned to individual states.
- The administration contends that lawsuits challenging the order are premature, as no concrete actions have been taken that affect plaintiffs.
- The executive order directed the Department of Homeland Security to provide lists of eligible voters to states and the Justice Department to prosecute officials who issue ballots to ineligible individuals.
- The US Postal Service was required to deliver ballots only to voters on approved mail-in ballot lists.
- The administration had previously asked the Supreme Court to pause an earlier decision blocking the order in certain states.