President Donald Trump called for stricter voting rules after the Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s law allowing certain mail-in ballots received after Election Day to be counted.
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President Donald Trump on Monday urged Senate Republicans to pass the SAVE America Act after the Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi law allowing some mail-in ballots received after Election Day to be counted.
Trump said the ruling underscored the need for federal election legislation requiring photo identification, proof of U.S. citizenship and tighter restrictions on mail-in voting.
“In light of the tremendous loss in the Supreme Court today concerning Voter’s Rights, and the fact that ‘people’s’ votes are allowed to be counted LONG AFTER an Election is over, it is more important than ever to pass THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
Trump said the House has already approved the measure three times and called on the Senate to act.
The president said the bill would require all voters to show photo identification, require proof of U.S. citizenship and prohibit mail-in ballots except in cases involving illness, disability, military deployment or travel.
“There is no excuse for a politician, or otherwise, to be against the above three requirements,” Trump wrote. “There is only one reason to oppose — CHEATING!”
Trump added: “The House of Representatives has approved this vital Act, THREE TIMES. The United States Senate seems unable to do so.”
He also called out several Republican senators by name, saying GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins, Thom Tillis, Bill Cassidy and Mitch McConnell “must vote to SAVE OUR COUNTRY.”
“There can be no more excuses!” Trump wrote.
Trump’s remarks came after the Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold Mississippi’s absentee ballot law. The law allows mail-in ballots postmarked by Election Day to be counted if they arrive within five business days after the election.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett wrote the majority opinion. Chief Justice John Roberts and the court’s three liberal justices joined her.
Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh dissented.
The ruling leaves Mississippi’s law in place and also preserves similar policies in about 30 states and the District of Columbia that allow certain absentee ballots to be counted after Election Day if they meet state deadlines.
Republicans challenging the Mississippi law argued that federal election statutes require ballots to be received by Election Day. Mississippi argued that ballots cast on time may be counted if they arrive within the deadline set by state law.
Trump has repeatedly called for stricter election laws ahead of this year’s midterm elections, including voter ID requirements, proof of citizenship and limits on mail voting. He has argued that those measures are necessary to protect election integrity.
The SAVE America Act remains stalled in the Senate after clearing the House. Trump’s latest statement adds pressure on Republican senators to move the bill after the high court’s decision preserved post-Election Day ballot receipt rules in multiple states.
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