Supreme Court allows Trump to implement parts of order restricting mail voting
Summary
The Supreme Court has allowed President Trump's administration to begin enforcing parts of an order that changes rules for mail voting before the November midterm elections. The court's decision lifts a lower court block but does not stop states from suing over the new policies.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to permit key parts of President Trump's executive order on mail voting to move forward.
- The order affects the Department of Homeland Security and the U.S. Postal Service in 23 Democratic-led states and Washington, D.C.
- The administration can now create lists of residents eligible to vote in each state.
- A lower court had blocked parts of the order, ruling the president lacks authority to change federal election procedures.
- The Supreme Court said its decision doesn’t guarantee the order is lawful but allows its implementation to continue.
- States can still challenge the new mail voting rules in court.
- Some states will soon start sending mail ballots for the midterm elections.
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