Will the Supreme Court let Trump kill your mail-in ballot?
We’re waiting on a high-stakes ruling about whether the feds can actually mess with how you vote by mail.
It feels like we’ve been here before, but Donald Trump is currently trying to get the Supreme Court to let him block mail-in ballots. The administration wants the USPS to play gatekeeper, basically refusing to deliver ballots if states don't fork over their private voter rolls.
Here is the absurd part: the USPS has a 'Universal Service Obligation.' They’re legally mandated to deliver everything unless it’s an explosive or a weapon. Mail carriers aren't election officials, and they aren't authorized to decide which ballots are 'valid' based on whatever new rule the administration dreams up.
Even with all the legal noise, experts say nothing has actually changed yet. Most states told the administration to get lost when asked for those voter rolls, and the courts have been tossing out these lawsuits like confetti. It’s a lot of high-stress posturing over a system that’s been working fine for decades.
Turns out, the biggest threat to your ballot isn't a postman—it's just the stress of wondering if your vote will actually arrive.
Source: UPI
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