Where Does Trump’s Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting Stand?
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The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to continue with plans to curtail mail-in voting, but the fast-moving, high-stakes legal fight continues.
Listen · 8:18 min Share full article President Trump has long made unfounded claims that mail voting is fraudulent and corrupt, even as he has cast his own ballots by mail in multiple elections. Credit... Philip Cheung for The New York Times By Adam Sella and Abbie VanSickle
But the ruling — and the slew of challenges to Mr. Trump’s order — are confusing. No one is sure exactly what happens from here, or and how it may affect the midterms.
The executive order directs the U.S. Postal Service to restrict mail-in ballots. It also authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to create state-by-state citizen lists to help determine voter eligibility.
For now, it appears the Department of Homeland Security can proceed with compiling lists. But another court order blocks the Postal Service from moving ahead with plans to restrict who can receive a ballot by mail.
Here is where things stand, and why it matters.
Mr. Trump has long falsely claimed that mail-in balloting leads to fraud, and he blames a pandemic-era increase in the practice in 2020 with his loss in that year’s presidential election.
The president signed an executive order on March 31 directing the Postal Service to deliver ballots only in states that hand over voter data to the federal government.
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