Courts Protect Mail-In Voting
法院保障郵寄投票
Introduction
Courts say that states can give voters more time to send ballots by mail. They also stopped a government order that tried to limit these ballots.
法院表示各州可以給予選民更多時間以郵寄方式寄送選票。法院也停止了一項試圖限制這些選票的政府命令。
Main Body
The Supreme Court made a big decision. They said states can count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day. The ballots must have a date stamp from Election Day.
最高法院做出了一項重大決定。法院表示各州可以計算在選舉日之後才送達的郵寄選票。但選票必須蓋有選舉日的郵戳。
This rule helps soldiers and people living in other countries. Sometimes the mail is slow. Now, these people can still vote.
這項規則有助於軍人以及居住在海外的人員。有時郵件配送較慢，現在這些人依然可以投票。
Also, Judge Emmet Sullivan stopped a new government order. The order told the Post Office to wait for voter lists. The judge said this is not allowed. The Post Office must deliver ballots on time.
此外，法官 Emmet Sullivan 停止了一項新的政府命令。該命令要求郵政局等待選民名單，法官表示這是不允許的。郵政局必須準時投遞選票。
Conclusion
States can now decide their own mail-in rules. The federal government cannot stop the mail from delivering votes.
各州現在可以自行決定郵寄投票的規則，聯邦政府不能阻止郵政局投遞選票。
Vocabulary Learning
💡 THE 'CAN' POWER
In this text, we see the word can used many times. For an A2 learner, can is the easiest way to talk about possibility or permission.
How it works:
Subject + can + action
Examples from the text:
- States can give → (It is possible for states to do this)
- States can count → (They have permission to do this)
- People can still vote → (It is possible for them to vote)
🛠️ QUICK SWITCH: Positive to Negative
To say something is NOT allowed or not possible, we use cannot (or can't).
- Positive: States can decide.
- Negative: Government cannot stop.
Key Rule: Notice that the action word (like give, count, stop) never changes. You don't add "s" or "ing" after can.
can gives→ can givecannot stopping→ cannot stop