Summary
The US Supreme Court blocked President Donald Trump's plan to limit voting by mail before the November midterm elections. The court upheld a lower judge’s order that stopped the US Postal Service from enforcing new rules on mail ballots, but the case might continue.Key Facts
- President Trump signed an order to add barcodes to mail-in ballots and require voter information to be shared online.
- The plan aimed to reduce election fraud by limiting mail ballots to registered voters on official lists.
- A federal judge blocked the order, saying it could wrongly stop people from voting close to the election.
- The Supreme Court’s conservative Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed with the block but said the rules might be allowed later.
- Justices Alito and Thomas disagreed and wanted the plan to proceed.
- 23 states and Washington DC sued to stop the order, saying it violated their rights to run elections.
- About 30% of voters use mail ballots, mostly Democrats.
- The Supreme Court recently allowed late-arriving mail ballots to be counted in previous rulings.
