US SC rejects Trump mail ballot restrictions for now ahead of midterms
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.
The decision allows states to continue sending out mail ballots under the same processes they have used for years.
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 favour of the Trump administration later.
The Trump administration had asked the court, once again at the centre 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.
Election officials have said there was simply no way to carry out a complete overhaul in the weeks before the midterms.
Indeed, Alabama, North Carolina
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