politics
Federal judge again halts Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting in midterms
President’s directive stalls for a second time about a week before the first postal ballots are due to be sent out
TL;DR
- A federal judge has halted Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting for 14 days.
- The order's implementation is stalled for the second time, shortly before midterm election mail ballots are to be sent.
- Election officials state there is insufficient time to redesign ballots and update systems to comply with the new postal service directives.
- The US Postal Service requires states to provide voter lists and specific envelope formatting for mail ballot delivery.
- Democrats and voting rights groups argue these demands are unconstitutional, asserting election rules are set by states and Congress, not the president or postal service.
- The legal battle over mail voting rules is ongoing and may return to the Supreme Court.