Appeals court hands Trump a loss on mail voting as Supreme Court considers his executive order
The panel said the rule could disenfranchise millions of voters and found no evidence of past or impending mail fraud.
- On Thursday, the First Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Trump administration's request to lift a preliminary injunction, maintaining a block on new U.S. Postal Service mail-ballot rules before the November midterms.
- President Donald Trump issued an executive order in March directing the Postal Service to implement new mail-in ballot standards, which District Judge Indira Talwani subsequently blocked after finding it likely unlawful.
- Citing a lack of evidence for fraud, the appellate panel ruled the administration failed to demonstrate the rule would avoid "chaos and widespread voter disenfranchisement" ahead of the November 3 election.
- Election officials in Alabama, North Carolina, and Wisconsin have already begun distributing mail ballots, creating an immediate compliance crisis the court warned would likely disenfranchise voters if regulations were reinstated.
- The Supreme Court has yet to rule on the administration's repeated requests to stay the injunction, leaving the Postal Service's directive blocked through the November 3, 2026, midterms.
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Appeals court upholds block on Trump executive order limiting mail voting
An appeals court upheld a block on President Donald Trump's executive order limiting mail voting, citing concerns over potential chaos and disenfranchisement as states begin distributing ballots for the midterm elections.
A federal court of appeal confirmed the suspension of a Donald Trump decree to regulate mail-order voting more strictly.
Appeals Court Keeps Block on Trump's Mail-In Balloting Rules
A U.S. appeals court has upheld a lower court’s injunction that prevents the Trump administration from implementing a new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rule that would tighten mail-in voting requirements ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections. It prohibits the U.S. Postal Service from implementing Trump’s directive. The Postal Service has said it would not […] The post Appeals Court Keeps Block on Trump’s Mail-In Balloting Rules appeared firs…
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