President Donald Trump Requests Supreme Court Intervention to Implement Mail-in Voting Executive Order
President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Monday to allow the administration to move forward with a sweeping executive order aimed at mail voting. The directive, signed in March, would require states to submit lists of eligible mail voters to the US Postal Service, which would then be barred from sending ballots to anyone not on those lists. The administration framed the order as general policy guidance, arguing that it does not change anything for the states until the regulations are finalized. Democratic officials in 23 states and the District of Columbia challenged the order, arguing that the Constitution leaves the authority to set election rules to the states and Congress, rather than the president. A federal appeals court recently upheld a ruling that blocked the implementation of the order in those states ahead of the November midterms. The administration argued that the states sued prematurely, as much of the effort has yet to be implemented. While the administration has never provided evidence of widespread fraud, the order serves as a proposed safeguard to ensure that only eligible citizens cast ballots.