Trump administration appeals again to US Supreme Court over mail-in voting

What the report says

The Trump administration has again asked the US Supreme Court to let new mail-in voting restrictions take effect ahead of the November midterm elections, according to Al Jazeera, following a lower-court ruling that blocked the plan. The dispute centers on whether the US Postal Service can track mail ballots and determine whether they may be rejected under an executive order issued by President Donald Trump.

Al Jazeera reported that US District Judge Indira Talwani had ruled the administration’s directives were likely unconstitutional, noting that elections are run by states and warning that the timing could disrupt voting by mail with election day only about two months away. In response, the administration argued in its emergency filing that the postal service rule would only add limited envelope and recipient-information requirements for federal election ballots sent through the mail.

US Solicitor General John Sauer said the proposal would not take over state election administration and would preserve state authority over voter eligibility, mailing rules and ballot counting. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson set a deadline for responses by Wednesday. The filing is the third time the administration has sought Supreme Court intervention in the matter, and Al Jazeera noted that the outcome could matter for control of Congress. The article also provides broader context that mail voting has become politically contentious, with supporters and critics disagreeing over its security and its impact on party turnout.