Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

The Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to allow it to move forward with an executive order restricting mail-in voting.

The Trump administration asks justices to intervene after an appeals court blocked key parts of a mail-in voting executive order.

A federal appeals court on Sunday left in place a lower court decision that blocked implementation of key parts of President Trump's executive order.

Emergency appeal comes after court upheld ruling blocking president’s order ahead of November midterms The Trump administration has asked the supreme court to clear the way for an executive order from Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting. The emergency appeal comes after an appeals court upheld a ruling blocking the president’s order in nearly half the country ahead of November’s midterm elections. Continue reading...

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting.

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Monday to lift a judge’s block on President Trump’s executive order that seeks to restrict mail-in voting, calling the halt premature. Solicitor General D. John Sauer said the courts have no power to intervene yet because the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and other involved agencies are still…

A federal appeals court on Saturday kept the restrictions blocked in 23 states that sued, finding states must prepare for potentially disruptive election changes.

In a Monday filing, the Justice Department said states sued before agencies even decided how the order would work. The post Trump asks Supreme Court to let him curtail mail-in voting ahead of midterms appeared first on CyberScoop.

The justices upheld mail ballot grace periods 5-4 in June. Now they must weigh Trump's order restricting vote by mail.