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Trump administration challenges ruling blocking mail-voting rule at Supreme Court
The Trump administration appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court against a federal judge’s ruling that blocked a new rule governing mail-in ballots. The filing came one day before ballots were set to begin being mailed ahead of North Carolina’s November midterm elections.
The U.S. Supreme Court will consider the Trump administration’s appeal against a federal judge’s ruling that blocked a new rule regulating ballots cast by mail.
The filing came one day before North Carolina was set to begin mailing ballots ahead of its November midterm elections. As the federal government seeks to implement restrictions on mail-in voting, challenges to the executive order continue in lower courts.
Questions over the implementation system
The Trump administration filed its appeal several hours after the court was not provided with information on whether the computer system required to implement the rule was operational.
During a hearing in Boston, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani repeatedly asked Justice Department attorney Michael Velchik whether the U.S. Postal Service could actually implement the plan.
Proposed system for mail-in ballots
The executive order allows the U.S. Postal Service to refuse delivery of ballots sent from states that do not use a uniform envelope design. The rule also calls for voters’ eligibility to be verified through an online portal.
The portal is expected to track tens of millions of ballots cast by mail. States will be required to upload lists of voters eligible to vote by mail to the system. Ballots could be rejected if the information in the system does not match the information on the envelopes.
The Supreme Court’s conservative majority previously allowed the Trump administration’s plan to be implemented. However, the court has not yet ruled on whether the plan is lawful.
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