Trump Urges Supreme Court to Block Mail-In Voting Ahead of Elections
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
President Donald Trump's administration requested the Supreme Court on Monday to pave the way for an executive order that could implement drastic changes to the mail-in voting process ahead of the upcoming November midterm elections. The Department of Justice asked the highest court to temporarily suspend lower court rulings that block the order from being implemented in nearly half the country. The request came shortly after Trump delivered a speech reinforcing his years-long campaign to cast doubt on the legitimacy of elections, and it could be one of several electoral challenges that reach the court before the midterm contest. In March, Trump ordered the government to create a 'state citizenship list' of eligible voters and to send mail-in ballots only to individuals included on that list. Democratic officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit, arguing that the Constitution grants states and Congress, not the president, the authority to set election rules. Their attorneys have pointed out that Trump's proposed changes open the door to misuse and could cause chaos. A judge in Massachusetts blocked the order for the suing states, and in a split decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit upheld her ruling over the weekend.
AI summary · Source: Telemundo McAllen (KTLM) →
