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The Supreme Court’s Mail-In Ballot Ruling Is a Step Toward Chaos in the Midterms
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The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing severe restrictions on voting by mail ahead of November’s midterms can proceed.
Key facts
- That date is Friday, September 4—11 days after the Supreme Court ruling
- The Supreme Court ruling, which split along ideological lines, paused an injunction by a federal judge in Boston that prevented the Trump administration from applying provisions of the executive
- The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday that President Donald Trump’s executive order imposing severe restrictions on voting by mail ahead of November’s midterms can proceed
- The first directs the Department of Homeland Security to compile a “State Citizenship List” of individuals confirmed to be US citizens and deemed eligible to vote in each state
Summary
The Supreme Court ruling, which split along ideological lines, paused an injunction by a federal judge in Boston that prevented the Trump administration from applying provisions of the executive order to 23 states, along with the District of Columbia. The court didn’t rule on the legality of the order, which seeks to impose federal oversight on elections that are, under the Constitution, controlled by states. “The court’s disposition of this application does not mean that any measure taken by the government to implement the order will necessarily be lawful,” the majority wrote in an unsigned opinion. The executive order is predicated on the baseless allegations pushed by Trump and his allies that widespread mail-in voter fraud has altered the outcomes of recent elections.