US appeals court rejects Trump bid to implement new vote-by-mail rules
Summary
A U.S. appeals court refused to let President Donald Trump's administration put new mail-in voting rules into effect just weeks before the November 3 midterm elections. The court kept a lower court’s block on the rules, which require new barcodes on ballots and lists of mail-in voters, saying they could cause confusion and voter problems.Key Facts
- The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston rejected lifting an injunction against new USPS mail-in voting rules.
- The rules require mail-in ballots to have unique barcodes so the federal government can track them.
- States would need to provide lists of voters who request mail-in ballots to the Postal Service.
- The USPS could refuse to send mail-in ballots if they do not meet the new rules or if voters are not on the lists.
- Voting rights groups argue these rules could stop some voters from casting mail-in ballots.
- The Trump administration says the rules are needed to protect election security.
- The court said it would be too confusing and disruptive to enforce these rules so close to the midterms.
- All 50 states allow some form of mail-in voting, with 8 states holding elections entirely by mail.
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