Trump administration makes another Supreme Court appeal on mail ballot fight
The administration says the Postal Service rule adds modest ballot-envelope standards and could affect nearly one-third of U.S. voters who cast ballots by mail.
- The Trump administration on Sunday filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court seeking to lift a federal judge's block on new United States Postal Service mail-in voting restrictions ahead of November's midterm elections.
- Stemming from a March executive order, the plan requires states to provide the Department of Homeland Security with voter lists and mandates unique barcodes on ballot envelopes, shifting election administration duties traditionally managed by states to federal agencies.
- U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani extended her block on Friday, finding the rule "threatens disenfranchisement of millions" and likely violates the Constitution by intruding on Congress's Elections Clause powers and state authority.
- North Carolina has already begun mailing ballots, with Alabama scheduled to start September 9 and at least five additional states beginning the week of September 13, leaving the Supreme Court to decide amid active voting.
- Control of Congress hangs in the balance as nearly one-third of U.S. voters rely on mail ballots; the Supreme Court's ruling will determine whether procedural changes take effect mid-election or remain blocked through November 3.
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States to SCOTUS: Trump's mail-voting rule would ‘wreak havoc’ this fall and disenfranchise millions
People vote in a special election to replace Mikie Sherrill in the House of Representatives in Morristown, New Jersey, on Feb. 5, 2026. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor)The Democratic-led states and voting rights groups suing to block enforcement of President Donald Trump’s executive order to restrict mail-in voting warned in briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday the policy would have disastrous consequences for the upcomin…
California, other states warn Supreme Court of 'chaos' if it lets USPS mail ballot rules stand
A federal judge has already halted the plan nationwide, but the Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to revive it, arguing the federal government would be seriously harmed by voter fraud if it does not.
EPC Clerk: USPS ballot rule should mean no new obligation for voters this November
(EL PASO COUNTY, Colo.) — In an update, the El Paso County Clerk and Recorder provided additional information on where the USPS Ballot Mail Rule stands after the Trump Administration attempted to implement it in March, as well as how the rule will impact the November midterm election locally. According to the Associated Press, President [...]
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Supreme Court to decide on whether Trump’s voting-by-mail rules can go into effect – but might not rule yet on whether they’re constitutional
How will the Supreme Court justices approach the vote-by-mail case that concerns the most fundamental right in a democracy, the right to vote? A former federal judge weighs in on their task.
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