Trump Administration Again Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Restrictions
The filing puts the legality of the president’s push to impose limits on mail voting squarely before the justices even as states begin sending out ballots.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to temporarily allow the U.S. Postal Service to exert some control over mail-in voting in the upcoming midterm elections. It’s the third time the Trump administration has escalated the matter to the Supreme Court, as North Carolina last week became the first state to begin sending mail-in ballots to voters less than 60 days before the midterm elections. NBC News' Monica Alba reports.
The filing puts the legality of the president’s push to impose limits on mail voting squarely before the justices even as states begin sending out ballots.
North Carolina began sending mail ballots statewide last week.
This marks the Trump administration's third time approaching the court.
The filing came after U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani extended an order against the Postal Service enforcing President Donald Trump's executive order for the November elections.
The Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court on Sunday for the third time over the U.S. Postal Service’s new mail-in ballot requirements that remain blocked by a federal judge. On Friday, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, extended the block beyond the initial 14 days she granted in […]