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Supreme Court Decision on Late-Arriving Mail-In Ballots Grants Relief to 18 States
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- The Supreme Court blocked a key effort by President Trump to restrict mail-in voting, upholding a Mississippi law that allows mail ballots to be received up to five days after Election Day.
- This ruling follows a federal court's decision to strike down parts of a Trump executive order aimed at empowering the U.S. Postal Service to regulate mail voting.
- Trump's campaign to change election laws, including the SAVE America Act, faces significant obstacles in Congress, lacking the necessary Democratic support to pass the Senate.
- Trump has consistently opposed mail-in voting, falsely claiming widespread fraud, especially after the 2020 election where the method was widely used by Democrats during the pandemic.
- Despite his efforts, Trump has failed to advance legislation that would ban mail-in voting except for military members, a group that tends to vote Republican.
