"President Donald Trump's obsession with mail-in balloting reached the Supreme Court on Monday through a bonkers 5th Circuit opinion written by Trump appointee (and Trump Supreme Court auditioner) Andrew Oldham. Disagreeing with plain statutory text, statutory history, Supreme Court precedent, and the practice of many states, Judge Oldham's opinion held that Mississippi violates federal law when it accepts ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrive within five days of the election."
"Trump has railed against mail-in balloting for years as being rife with fraud, even though he regularly uses it to vote in Florida. He often calls for states to eliminate the practice, even though Republicans for years have used it without problem in states ranging from Arizona to Florida to Utah ( which conducts almost all balloting by mail). He has issued an executive order telling the Department of Justice to pursue litigation against other states to push the argument in the 5 th Circuit's Watson decision"
A 5th Circuit opinion by Judge Andrew Oldham holds that Mississippi violates federal law by accepting ballots postmarked by Election Day that arrive within five days after the election. If the Supreme Court upholds that ruling in Watson v. Republican National Committee, 29 states and the District of Columbia would likely have to amend laws to require receipt of virtually all ballots by Election Day, except limited classes like military and overseas voters. Donald Trump has repeatedly criticized mail-in voting while using it himself and has directed the Department of Justice to pursue litigation supporting stricter receipt rules.
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