Supreme Court frees Trump to enforce mail-in voting changes ahead of midterms - Courthouse News

The court issued a per curiam opinion siding with the federal government in a multistate lawsuit that had been blocking the order. The executive order would create lists of verified U.S. Citizens eligible to vote in each state and directs the U.S. Postal Service to send mail ballots only to voters on those verified lists. The court's three liberal justices dissented, issuing two separate dissents.

Trump had filed an emergency application asking the court to let the order take effect while the legal challenge plays out. The ruling means the administration can move forward with those changes ahead of the midterms, even as the underlying lawsuit continues in lower courts.

For people here in Lubbock, mail-in voting has long been a practical option for voters who can't make it to a polling place on Election Day, including elderly residents and those with disabilities. Whether Lubbock County voters end up on those verified lists, and how quickly those lists get built, will determine who can request a mail ballot this fall.