Trump administration asks Supreme Court to reinstate mail-in voting restrictions
US President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the Supreme Court to overturn a federal judge’s order that blocked a new rule on mail-in ballots. The appeal was filed on September 4, ahead of the start of ballot mailing in North Carolina before the November midterm elections, Anadolu Agency reports.
Legal challenge to the rule
The appeal to the Supreme Court came hours after a Justice Department representative was unable to tell federal Judge Indira Talwani whether the computer system required to implement the rule was operational.
During a hearing in Boston, Talwani repeatedly asked Justice Department lawyer Michael Velchik whether the US Postal Service could actually implement the plan. The Supreme Court’s conservative majority had previously allowed Trump’s plan to take effect, but has not yet ruled on its legality.
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Requirements for states
Under the president’s order, the US Postal Service may refuse to deliver ballots from states that do not use a uniform envelope design. An online portal is planned to verify voters eligible to vote by mail.
The system would track tens of millions of mail-in ballots. States would have to upload lists of voters eligible to vote by mail to it. Ballots may be rejected if the data in the system do not match the information on the envelopes.
