The rule would also create a new federal source of voter-linked data whose stated purposes include assisting law enforcement..

The Trump administration has asked a second court to allow the rule by 5:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday.

A federal judge who had blocked the most controversial aspect of President Trump's executive order aimed at restricting mail-in ballots – namely, employing the Postal Service as the primary enforcer of mail-voter eligibility – has now lifted that decision following the Supreme Court's ruling Monday that legal challenges are premature.