Raffensperger, Georgia Election Officials Warn Supreme Court that New Mail Ballot Rules Could Cause Chaos
Officials say the new rule would force barcode and scanning changes nationwide that election offices and USPS cannot complete before the 2026 midterms.
- Nearly 40 current and former election officials from ten states urged the Supreme Court on Wednesday to block President Donald Trump's new mail-ballot rule, warning it would derail the November 3, 2026, midterms.
- Trump signed an executive order in March to "enhance election integrity" through new ballot envelope identifiers, but the resulting United States Postal Service rule remains blocked by a federal district court injunction.
- Election officials argued the rule, finalized just weeks ago, requires impossible changes including new barcode printers and federal portals; the rule's own text assumes a 90-day compliance runway that was missed.
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit refused to pause the injunction on Thursday, finding the government had not shown it was likely to succeed on the merits.
- Warning of "the chaos and widespread disenfranchisement," officials asked the Supreme Court to keep the November 3, 2026 election under existing rules, invoking the Purcell doctrine against last-minute election changes.
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The spokesman-ReviewGOP secretaries of state ask Supreme Court to block Trump mail-in ballot rule
The proposed change would significantly increase the likelihood of midterm election issues, they warned.
California, other states warn Supreme Court of 'chaos' if it lets USPS mail ballot rules stand
California and nearly two dozen other states warned the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday that allowing the U.S. Postal Service to move forward with President Trump's new rules for mail ballots in the November election would cause "chaos" and could disenfranchise…
Trump plan would bar millions of Americans from voting by mail, states tell Supreme Court • West Virginia Watch
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