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Because
state
election
procedures
and
logistics
take
time to
change,
it
remains
uncertain
how much
of this
order
can
realistically
go into
effect
before
the
upcoming
midterm
elections.
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Supreme
Court
Ruling
Fuels
Confusion
Over
Mail
Voting
Rules
Before
Midterms
Ashley
Roberts
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Capitol
Hill
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USA News
Network
WASHINGTON
- On
Monday,
August
24, the
Supreme
Court
gave
President
Trump a
temporary
win in
his
fight to
restrict
mail-in
voting
ahead of
this
November's
midterms.
The case
centers
on an
executive
order
Trump
issued
back in
March
that
tries to
create a
federal
list of
eligible
voters
and
direct
the U.S.
Postal
Service
to
deliver
ballots
only to
people
on that
list,
giving
the
federal
government
a bigger
role in
something
states
have
traditionally
controlled
on their
own.
A
federal
judge in
Massachusetts
had
blocked
the
order
nationwide
back in
June.
The
Supreme
Court
lifted
that
block in
a 6-3
decision
split
along
ideological
lines,
with the
conservative
justices
in the
majority.
The
ruling
applies
to
California
and the
other
states
that had
originally
challenged
the
order,
and the
Court
granted
a
similar
request
involving
Alabama
and a
separate
group of
states.
It's
important
to
understand
that the
Court
did not
actually
rule on
whether
Trump's
order is
legal.
This was
more of
a
procedural
decision.
Justice
Sotomayor,
writing
in
dissent,
made
clear
that the
ruling
doesn't
address
whether
the
president's
actions
are
lawful,
and
simply
delays
that
bigger
legal
fight
for
another
day.
Justice
Jackson
also
dissented
separately.
There's
also a
practical
wrinkle:
even
with
this
win,
it's
unclear
how much
can
actually
be put
into
place
before
the
election,
since a
related
effort
involving
the
Postal
Service
remains
blocked
nationwide
in a
separate
case.
Time is
tight
regardless,
since
some
states
are
already
starting
to send
out
ballots
to
overseas
and
military
voters
in early
September.
The
bottom
line is
that
this is
a win
for
Trump on
a
technical,
procedural
level,
clearing
away one
obstacle,
but the
underlying
question
of
whether
his
order is
actually
legal is
still
unresolved,
and the
clock is
running
out
before
voting
begins.
*Portions
of this
news
report
is AI
generated
and can
make
mistakes
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