Journalist Criticizes Trump's Approach to Postal Service Ahead of Midterm Elections
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The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that California and 22 other states lacked standing to sue over a Trump executive order that directs the Department of Homeland Security to create state-by-state lists of eligible citizen voters to restrict mail-in voting. While the Court lifted a lower court’s injunction regarding standing, it did not rule on the legality of the president's authority to impose these restrictions, and a separate nationwide injunction against parts of the order remains in place. Journalist Ari Berman and dissenting Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson expressed concerns that the ruling introduces significant uncertainty and potential disenfranchisement for voters ahead of the midterm elections.
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If the executive order is fully enforced, the Postal Service would use potentially inaccurate DHS lists to determine voter eligibility for mail-in ballots. This process risks labeling legitimate voters as noncitizens, which critics argue could result in the disenfranchisement of millions of voters in the upcoming November midterm elections.
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