Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms
Summary
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to allow a presidential order that would change how mail-in ballots are sent for the upcoming midterm elections. The order would have the government create a list of eligible voters and send mail ballots only to those on the list, but lower courts have blocked this rule.Key Facts
- President Donald Trump issued an order in March to create a "state citizenship list" of eligible voters.
- The order directs mail ballots to be sent only to people on this federal list.
- Democratic officials in 23 states and Washington, D.C. sued, saying states and Congress—not the president—control election rules.
- A judge in Massachusetts blocked the order before the November midterms.
- A court of appeals upheld that block over the weekend.
- The Justice Department filed an emergency request asking the Supreme Court to allow the order while lawsuits continue.
- Trump says the order is meant to prevent non-citizens from voting, though non-citizen voting is very rare and illegal.
- The issue centers on who has the authority to set voting rules and how mail voting is managed.
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