Trump takes mail-in ballot fight to US Supreme Court
President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to let it enforce a new US Postal Service rule tightening the use of mail-in ballots, moving swiftly after a judge temporarily blocked the regulation ahead of November’s midterm elections. In an emergency request, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift Boston-based…
- Why it matters
- The outcome determines whether a tightened mail-in ballot regulation takes effect before November's midterm elections, directly affecting how voters can cast ballots.
- Most affected
- Voters who rely on mail-in ballots — May face new restrictions on how they can vote in midterms.
- Likely next
- Whether the Supreme Court acts on the emergency request before the November midterm elections.