Supreme Court allows Trump's plan to regulate but not block use of mail ballots

The court's order stressed the new regulations do not put new requirements on the states this year.

The US Supreme Court sided with President Donald Trump over his plan to use the Postal Service to impose new restrictions on the distribution of mail ballots. Kate Sullivan reports on "Balance of Power: Evening Edition." (Source: Bloomberg)

The Supreme Court clears a path for President Donald Trump’s mail-ballot executive order ahead of the midterm elections, marking another key win for the administration on the high court’s emergency docket. The emergency petition was brought to the high court last month by the DOJ and a coalition of GOP states, after th

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.

US Supreme Court lifts a judicial hurdle to Trump's mail-in ballot curbs  Reuters

Aug 24 - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday lifted a judicial decision blocking President Donald Trump's administration from implementing his executive order to restrict the use of mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections that will decide control of Congress - though another remains.

Supreme Court backs Trump’s order to curb mail ballots. So, what’s next?  CNN

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

Trump’s executive order, signed in March, would require the US Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to people on eligibility lists created by administration Sign up for the US Breaking News email Donald Trump has threatened to increase tariffs on Canadian cars, trucks, auto parts and steel to 50% today, after

The Trump administration wants to exert greater control over mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms despite the primary role states play in overseeing elections.

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

President Trump can implement an executive order restricting mail-in ballots just months before the midterm elections, the Supreme Court said Monday. Why it matters: The decision will upend midterm elections, putting election officials and administrators on a tight deadline to comply with the rule changes and aggravate

The finalized regulation could ultimately become a minor detail in the broader legal fight surrounding Trump's directive

The USPS rule, first proposed on June 2, moves to align the agency with President Donald Trump's March 31 executive order.

USPS finalized a rule requiring states to share voter lists for mail-in ballots, but a federal injunction on Trump's executive order blocks it.