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Trump made an emergency plea to the Supreme Court to allow mail-in voting restrictions to proceed. The push comes as time runs out before the midterm elections.
Trump filed an emergency petition with the Supreme Court seeking to block mail-in voting expansions before the midterm elections. The timing matters: he's running out of days to get a ruling, and the Court would need to act fast to affect voting procedures that are already being implemented in several states. This is a direct legal move to narrow the electorate before voting begins.
This follows Trump's longstanding effort to restrict mail voting, which he's framed as a fraud-prevention measure but which research shows disproportionately affects Democratic voters and those with mobility constraints. The emergency appeal signals Trump believes the Court is willing to move quickly on his voting access agenda. Whether the justices grant the petition will say a lot about how they're viewing his requests in this cycle.
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