Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas issued a sharp dissent on Monday from the rest of the Supreme Court’s decision to keep a new set of USPS mail-in ballot rules blocked, warning that the majority of the high court is “incorrectly” affirming a “Hail Mary” bid to halt the new policy ahead of the midterm elections.
The Supreme Court majority ruled 7-2 in an unsigned order to deny the Trump administration’s bid to lift a pair of blocks on a new USPS rule that would require mail-in ballots to bear Election Mail markings and be sent in automation-compatible envelopes with unique Intelligent Mail barcodes. The rule would also require election officials to submit eligible voters’ names, addresses, and corresponding barcode information through a federal portal.
