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Democratic states urge Supreme Court to block Trump's new limits on mail ballots
latimes.com • • nation
Key Points:
- California and 22 other Democratic-led states petitioned the Supreme Court to block President Trump's plan to control mail-in voting through the U.S. Postal Service, arguing it is too late to impose new regulations this election year.
- The states warned that the plan could cause errors and disenfranchise millions of voters, especially those with disabilities and in rural areas, due to a limited window for correcting mistakes.
- They emphasized that the Constitution grants states and Congress—not the president—the authority to set federal election rules, challenging Trump's executive order as an overreach.
- The Trump administration's order requires the Postal Service to use state-specific lists of eligible voters for mail ballots, aiming to prevent alleged voter fraud, but courts have blocked its enforcement for now.
- Nearly 30% of voters nationwide cast ballots by mail, with USPS handling about 100 million mail ballots in 2024, underscoring the potential impact of the disputed regulations.
