Trump Administration Complies With Supreme Court Mail-Ballot Order as DOJ Pursues 11 Voting Cases
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Updated · WBAL TV Baltimore · Sep 15
Trump Administration Complies With Supreme Court Mail-Ballot Order as DOJ Pursues 11 Voting Cases
3 articles · Updated · WBAL TV Baltimore · Sep 15
Summary
Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration will obey the Supreme Court order blocking its mail-ballot changes for this fall, even as he left open a renewed fight in future elections.
Monday's ruling let a lower-court block stay in place, allowing states already voting to keep existing ballot procedures instead of meeting the administration's envelope and voter-list requirements.
Donald Trump attacked the justices in a social media post, saying they had "let our Country down" and repeating unsupported claims that the decision would aid Democratic cheating.
Blanche said the setback does not affect broader election-fraud efforts: DOJ has announced charges against 11 people in the past 10 days and says hundreds more cases are under review, including seized Fulton County records.
Democrats and state election officials cast the ruling as a voting-rights win and a guardrail against pre-midterm disruption, while warning the administration's push to influence election administration is continuing.