Trump administration asks Supreme Court for permission to restrict mail-in voting
Key Points
- The Trump administration applied to the Supreme Court to implement an executive order restricting mail-in voting.
- The order provides for a federal voter list and mail delivery of ballots only to those on the list.
- The Supreme Court initially approved the order, then a federal judge halted it again.
- The judge stated the order's implementation was impossible and potentially unconstitutional.
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The Trump administration has again applied to the US Supreme Court to implement an executive order imposing stricter rules on voting by mail. The order provides for the preparation of a federal eligible voter list and for the postal service to deliver ballots only to those on that list.
The Supreme Court had allowed the order to be temporarily implemented on August 24 with a 6-3 vote. However, on August 27, a federal judge halted the order again, ruling it "practically impossible to implement" and likely unconstitutional.
The judge emphasized that there was not enough time for the order to be in place for the November 3 election and that it could threaten voting rights. The development reignited the debate over voting rights two months before the midterm elections.
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- What did the Trump administration ask the Supreme Court?
- It asked for permission to implement the executive order restricting mail-in voting.
- What does the executive order provide for?
- It provides for the creation of a federal eligible voter list and for the postal service to send ballots only to those on the list.
- What is the current status of the court decision?
- The Supreme Court initially gave permission, then a federal judge halted the order again.
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