The administration requests Supreme Court intervention to implement nationwide mail-in voting restrictions
The administration requested that the Supreme Court allow the full implementation of an executive order aimed at remaking how mail ballots work nationwide. The order directs the Department of Homeland Security to compile a list of every citizen over 18 years old in each state, while instructing the U.S. Postal Service to refuse mail ballots from any voter whose name is not on those rolls. This move follows a federal judge's decision to block the plan for 23 states and the District of Columbia. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld this injunction, warning that last-minute changes could cause voter confusion. The administration is now seeking an emergency stay to overrule the judgment. While the executive order aims to prevent non-citizens from voting, critics argue that the president lacks the unilateral authority to set election rules, a power typically held by states and Congress. The administration's legal team has conceded that the order does not yet impose obligations until federal agencies finish their implementation plans.