Trump administration makes another appeal to the Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions - AP News
The Trump administration has filed a third appeal to the Supreme Court seeking to enforce mail-in ballot restrictions ahead of the midterm elections. The legal battle continues as states have already begun the process of mailing ballots to voters.
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The outcome of this legal challenge could fundamentally alter voting access and the administration of the upcoming midterm elections.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Sunday renewed its appeal to the Supreme Court to allow new restrictions on mail ballots in time for the midterms.
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 legal wrangling is happening even as states start sending out mail ballots , leaving the administration little time to make big changes in mail ballot rules.
“Ballots have already begun to be mailed in North Carolina, and more States will begin the mailing process as the injunction remains in place — including Alabama on September 9 and at least five States the week of September 13,” Solicitor General John Sauer said in the filing.
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