The Attorney General of South Dakota has joined a federal court case seeking to restrict mail voting ahead of the November midterm election.
Attorney General Mary Jackley is one of the state Republican attorneys general backing a proposal by President Trump to alter ballot requirements in the final weeks before the election.
Trump has been critical of mail-in voting, asserting that it is more susceptible to fraud compared to in-person voting.That plan to change the rules of mail voting is being challenged in court.
In question is a presidential executive order and a U.S. Postal Service Final Rule that restrict mail-in voting. Those have drawn opposition from Democratic states and voting rights groups.
A coalition of 24 attorneys general from blue states oppose the Trump plan that Jackley backs.
Trump’s order required USPS to issue regulations prohibiting the mailing of ballots for voters who are not included on new postal service lists of “enrolled” mail voters.
