Alito and Thomas slam Supreme Court upholding ‘Hail Mary’ block in dissent on Trump’s mail-in ballot rule
Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Clarence Thomas dissented sharply from the Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision to reject a Trump administration request to lift restrictions on new USPS mail-in ballot rules. The majority upheld a federal rule requiring mail-in ballots to include specific markings, be sent in automation-compatible envelopes with barcodes, and require election officials to submit voter facts through a federal portal. Alito and Thomas criticized this decision, warning that the Court’s stance may be an attempt to delay voting procedures before the midterm elections.
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas issued a sharp dissent on Monday from the rest of the Supreme Court’s decision to keep a new set of USPS mail-in ballot rules blocked, warning that the majority of the high court is “incorrectly” affirming a “Hail Mary” bid to halt the new policy ahead of the midterm elections.
The Supreme Court majority ruled 7-2 in an unsigned order to deny the Trump administration’s bid to lift a pair of blocks on a new USPS rule that would require mail-in ballots to bear Election Mail markings and be sent in automation-compatible envelopes with unique Intelligent Mail barcodes. The rule would also require election officials to submit eligible voters’ names, addresses, and corresponding barcode information through a federal portal.
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