Trump administration asks Supreme Court to allow mail-in ballot restrictions ahead of midterms
The Trump administration has asked the US Supreme Court to let it enforce new restrictions on mail-in voting ahead of November's midterm elections. The emergency appeal was filed on Sunday, two days after a federal judge blocked the US Postal Service from carrying out the order. The dispute centres on whether the federal government can require new handling rules for postal ballots while states continue to run elections.US District Judge Indira Talwani ruled on Friday that the executive order was likely unconstitutional. She said the timing, with about two months left before election day, threatened to disenfranchise millions of people... [Continue Reading]
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