US appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to impose restrictions on mail-in voting before midterms
Summary
A US appeals court refused President Donald Trump’s request to limit mail-in voting rules ahead of the November midterm elections. The court kept a lower court’s order in place that stops the Postal Service from changing mail-in voting procedures.Key Facts
- President Trump sought to impose stricter rules on mail-in voting before the midterm elections.
- A lower court issued an injunction blocking changes to mail-in voting rules.
- The Boston-based first US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld this injunction.
- The appeals court did not allow the Postal Service to tighten mail voting rules.
- The US Supreme Court also blocked President Trump’s attempts to set new mail-in voting requirements.
- President Trump has criticized mail-in voting but has used it himself in the past.
- These legal decisions maintain current mail-in voting procedures for the upcoming midterms.
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