Court Allows Trump to Pursue Mail Voting Limits, for Now

The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.

The decision was 6-3, with the court's liberal justices dissenting.

Mail balloting has long been a favourite target of US President Donald Trump.

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The decision appears to leave room for additional court challenges, but time is running short to impose major changes with some states preparing to send mail ballots to voters.

The Supreme Court divided 6-3 in granting the Trump administration's request for emergency relief.

The unsigned order lifted an injunction covering 23 states and Washington, D.C.; the court’s three liberal justices dissented.