Trump asks Supreme Court to revive mail ballot limits
Why it matters: The emergency appeal lands 99 days before the midterms as 23 states argue the order could disrupt election administration.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to step into a fight over President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting, escalating a legal battle just 99 days before the November midterm elections. The emergency application came after the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals left in place a ruling blocking key parts of the March order in the states that sued. A coalition of 23 states argues Trump lacks authority to impose federal election rules on state and local officials. The order directs agencies to create voter eligibility lists and limits Postal Service delivery of ballots not tied to those lists. The appeals court said states were already preparing for changes that could confuse voters and risk disenfranchisement.