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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Jim Manzon

Supreme Court Mail Ballot Order Is Narrower Than It Looks, but the DHS Voter List Is the Real Risk

Some states begin sending mail ballots within weeks, and the order's list system would decide who receives one this November (Credit: Arnaud Jaegers/Unsplash)

The Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump a 6-3 win on Monday, letting part of his mail voting order advance before the November midterms. But the ruling dodged the order's legality, and the real risk sits in a federal voter list.

Justice Sonia Sotomayor, joined by Justice Elena Kagan, warned that the decision 'does not address' whether the order is lawful. It merely postpones the fight, she wrote, while the practical machinery moves closer to real voters.

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