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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Sunday to lift a lower-court order blocking enforcement of the president’s executive order restricting mail voting, the third time it has brought the dispute to the justices.
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Shop NowSolicitor General John Sauer filed the appeal, requesting “an immediate administrative stay of the order, followed by a full stay pending further review.”
The executive order requires unique barcodes on ballot envelopes and directs election officials to submit voter names, addresses and individualized barcodes to the U.S. Postal Service through an online portal.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued the injunction blocking enforcement for the November elections. The Supreme Court has previously allowed the plan to move forward but has not ruled on whether it is lawful.
Timing is central to the government’s argument. North Carolina has begun mailing ballots, Alabama was set to start September 9, and at least five more states were scheduled to begin the week of September 13. Sauer argued the injunction leaves states uncertain about whether compliance is required.
Democratic-led states and voting rights organizations contend the order is unconstitutional. Election officials in several states have said there is not enough time to rebuild their systems and that ballot envelopes for November have already been printed.
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