Mail-in Voters Weigh Flying to Vote in Person and Other Backup Plans Amid Uncertainty
The legal fight could affect about 1 in 3 voters who cast ballots by mail in the last two federal elections, officials said.
- On Sunday, the Trump administration filed its third Supreme Court appeal in six weeks, seeking to implement new U.S. Postal Service rules for mail-in ballots as several states attempt to block the agency's oversight role.
- U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani blocked the USPS plan, ruling the agency lacks authority to regulate voting and noting the administration provided no evidence of mail-voting fraud to justify the sudden requirements.
- Election officials warn of "confusion and chaos" under the new rules, with Wisconsin and Washington leaders stating the barcode requirements are effectively "impossible" to meet in time.
- Secure Families Initiative executive director Sarah Streyder warned that system delays could leave military personnel on submarines without a chance to cast their votes, threatening service members' disenfranchisement.
- A recent whistleblower report alleged the new ballot enforcement systems were inadequately tested, prompting the USPS inspector general's office to initiate an independent review, spokesperson Tara Linne confirmed last week.
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How Trump’s Mail Voting Plan Would Work
“The U.S. Postal Service is poised to play a critical new role in determining which mail ballots are delivered to voters this fall,” the New York Times reports. “If the Supreme Court allows President Trump to move forward with an executive order he issued in March, the agency would screen ballots after they are submitted […]
Supreme Court to decide on whether Trump’s voting-by-mail rules can go into effect – but might not rule yet on whether they’re constitutional
How will the Supreme Court justices approach the vote-by-mail case that concerns the most fundamental right in a democracy, the right to vote? A former federal judge weighs in on their task.
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