President Donald Trump’s push to have the U.S. Postal Service screen voters for eligibility in the midterm election is running up against tight deadlines that some officials are warning will cause massive errors and disenfranchisement.
The Supreme Court this week temporarily allowed the Postal Service to move forward with a new plan — based on a Trump executive order — that would require states to submit lists of their eligible voters to the mailing agency, which would then ensure no ballots are mailed to individuals not on those lists.
While the rule faces several renewed legal challenges, USPS now has just weeks until some states begin sending out ballots ahead of the November elections, and it has to bring thousands of state and local offices up to speed on the new steps.