US judge blocks Trump bid to limit mail-in voting in latest setback for president
Summary
A federal judge blocked a plan by President Donald Trump’s administration to limit mail-in voting by stopping the US Postal Service from refusing to deliver ballots in states that do not share their voter lists with the federal government. This decision follows a recent court ruling that also challenged the administration’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting and aims to protect voters’ access to timely ballot delivery.Key Facts
- Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled against a USPS plan linked to an executive order by President Trump to restrict mail-in voting.
- The USPS plan would have required states to share voter lists with federal agencies and change voting procedures, or the postal service would refuse ballot delivery.
- The ruling supports the NAACP, which argued that the USPS must ensure timely delivery of election mail as required by a 2021 legal settlement.
- This legal settlement came after delays in postal service during the 2020 election threatened voters' access to mail-in ballots.
- Another judge recently blocked the mail-in voting restrictions in 23 states and Washington, D.C., expanding the protections nationwide.
- The court’s decision aims to prevent barriers that could unfairly affect Black voters and others who rely on mail voting.
- Voting by mail helps reduce voter intimidation and problems on election day, according to civil rights groups.
- The USPS did not provide a comment on the ruling.
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