DoJ urges supreme court to allow Trump order targeting mail-in voting
Summary
The Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to allow President Donald Trump's order that would limit mail-in voting by sending ballots only to voters on a federal citizenship list. Courts have blocked this order, saying states and Congress control election rules, but the Justice Department wants the changes to proceed while court cases continue.Key Facts
- President Trump issued an order in March to create a federal list of eligible voters.
- The order requires mail ballots to be sent only to people on this list.
- Democratic officials from 23 states and Washington D.C. sued to stop the order.
- Courts blocked the order in about half the country before the November midterm elections.
- The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to allow the order while lawsuits continue.
- The order aims to prevent noncitizens from voting, although such cases are rare.
- A federal judge in Massachusetts halted the order for the plaintiff states.
- The appeals court recently upheld that block on the order.
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