What Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting mean for the midterms
Summary
President Donald Trump tried to stop mail-in voting by issuing a rule in March that would stop the Postal Service from delivering mail ballots to people the government said were not allowed to vote. The Supreme Court blocked this rule, saying it was not allowed. Trump responded angrily and criticized the justices who ruled against him.Key Facts
- Nearly one-third of Americans vote by mail in elections.
- President Trump’s March order aimed to cut mail ballot delivery for people thought to be ineligible voters.
- The order involved Homeland Security and Social Security to find ineligible noncitizen voters.
- Legal experts said only states can set election rules, so the order was unconstitutional.
- The Postal Service said it could not safely carry out the order in time for the election.
- State officials said they could not follow the order because it came too late.
- The Supreme Court rejected Trump's order, allowing mail ballots to be delivered.
- Trump reacted strongly against the Court and called the mail voting system corrupt, despite evidence showing almost no mail voting fraud.
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