The Supreme Court rejects Trump's mail voting restrictions for this year's midterms

The decision allows states to continue sending ballots under existing processes used by nearly one-third of voters. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway. The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already underway.

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots for the midterm elections, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting already under way. The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they’ve used for years. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas publicly dissented from the brief order.

The Trump administration had asked the court, once again at the centre of a roiling political controversy,... The court said election officials do not have sufficient time to implement the rule before the November midterms. Trump has argued, without providing evidence, that the system is vulnerable to fraud.

Decision allows states to send ballots under process followed for years even as president tried to limit systemThe supreme court on Monday rejected Donald Trump’s mail ballot restrictions for now, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting in the midterm elections already underway.The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they have used for years. WASHINGTON, United States (AFP)—The United States (US) Supreme Court on Monday denied President Donald Trump's request to lift a lower court's order blocking his bid to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections. Only two justices on the conservative-dominated, nine-member panel offered a dissent.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh in a concurring opinion with the majority said Trump's plan may ultimately be legal in the long run, but "state and local election officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections." The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump 's mail ballot restrictions for now, capping a flurry of last-minute legal action with voting in the midterm elections already underway. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the brief order.

Justice Brett Kavanaugh agreed that the restrictions should not go into effect for the midterms but indicated he might rule in favor of the Trump administration later. The Trump administration had asked the court, once again at the center of a roiling political controversy, to clear the way for restrictions before the pivotal November contests for control of Congress. The case has major implications because nearly one-third of the country votes by mail.