Trump Gets Major Legal Victory on Mail-In Voting Restrictions—for Now

In a blow to voters everywhere, a federal appeals court just made it easier for President Donald Trump to suppress mail-in voting. The midterms are two months away. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision Tuesday, arguing that a Democratic lawsuit challenging Trump’s mail-in vot

Trump ordered the government in March to create a “state citizenship list” of eligible voters and deliver mail ballots only to people on that list.

The US government on Monday filed an emergency request with the Supreme Court seeking authorization to implement President Donald Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting, which lower courts have blocked. The request comes 99 days before November's midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress.

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.

A lower court blocked the mail-in ballot restrictions, ruling Trump lacked authority to change state election rules.

Trump asks Supreme Court to let him curtail mail voting  CNN

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

A federal appeals court has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to implement an executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the midterm elections.