Trump admin asks Supreme Court to allow mail-in voting order

The Supreme Court has been approached by the Trump administration to allow an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed at limiting mail-in voting in advance of the midterm elections scheduled for November. The Justice Department is urging the justices to overturn lower court rulings that have prevented these changes in nearly half of the nation. Trump's order from March requires a "state citizenship list" for eligible voters and restricts mail ballots to individuals on that list. In response, Democratic officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit, contending that election regulations fall under the jurisdiction of states and Congress, not the president. They argue the order could lead to misuse and disorder. A judge in Massachusetts has blocked the order for the plaintiff states, with a divided panel from the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals affirming that decision over the weekend. This case is among several voting-related disputes currently before the court as the high-stakes midterm elections approach.