Trump Seeks Mail-Ballot Rule Revival

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow Postal Service mail-ballot changes.

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Trump administration looks to Supreme Court to restore mail-in-voting rules

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow Postal Service rules on mail ballots

Trump administration takes mail-in ballot fight to Supreme Court

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The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to lift U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani’s temporary order blocking parts of a U.S. Postal Service mail-ballot rule for November’s midterm elections. Solicitor General D. John Sauer said the Boston order interferes with President Donald Trump’s March executive order directing USPS procedures for mail ballots. The rule would require states to send mail-voter lists to USPS and allow the agency to withhold or refuse delivery of ballots to recipients not on those lists, as ballots were set to begin going out.

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USPS ballot failuresLeans Left

Putting USPS in a new gatekeeping role over mail ballots would endanger the election. The system is not ready and could wrongly block or mishandle large numbers of valid ballots.

Improper ballot restrictionsLeans Left

The administration’s mail-ballot crackdown goes beyond what the government can properly do. Restricting access to mail voting or letting USPS reject ballots is legally suspect and threatens voters’ rights.

Deliberate election sabotageLeans Left

Trump is intentionally manipulating mail-in voting to make elections less fair. His actions are aimed at suppressing Democratic votes and creating chaos that weakens confidence in the midterms.