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Trump Seeks Enforcement of Mail-In Ballot Order at Supreme Court

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President Trump is continuing his lone efforts to secure elections ahead of the November midterms after the GOP-controlled Congress has failed miserably to help.

While the House has managed to pass the SAVE America Act on four occasions, which would, among other things, require proof of citizenship to vote and a photo ID, some Senate Republicans have refused to sign on to the measure, even though 80-85 percent of voters on both sides of the aisle support those provisions, according to polls.

Trump asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to allow his administration to move forward with implementing a broad executive order on mail voting after lower courts blocked key provisions in nearly two dozen states, setting the stage for a significant election-related dispute ahead of the midterm elections.

The executive order would expand the roles of the U.S. Postal Service and the Department of Homeland Security in helping states identify potential non-citizens on voter rolls.

Signed in March, the order would require states to provide the U.S. Postal Service with lists of voters eligible to receive mail-in ballots, CNN noted.

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