The Supreme Court’s cryptic mail ballot decision won’t be its last word on voting
The unsigned order leaves existing mail-ballot rules in place after states warned the changes could disrupt voting for millions of absentee voters.
- On Monday, the United States Supreme Court ruled 7-2 against President Donald Trump's plan to require the Postal Service to verify absentee ballot eligibility before the midterms.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche stated on Tuesday that the Justice Department will continue restricting mail-in voting to ensure what the administration calls election integrity and safe voting procedures.
- The rejected proposal would have forced states to submit voter lists to the Postal Service and required new tracking barcodes; state election officials warned these changes could cause mass disenfranchisement.
- Secretary of State Paul Pate of Iowa, a Republican, praised the ruling, saying he wanted to "remove all doubt" about election procedures and prevent voter confusion during the midterm season.
- Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested openness to future Postal Service involvement in ballots for the 2028 presidential cycle, signaling potential legal disputes over electoral rules may continue beyond the midterms.
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Matt Dunlap applauds SCOTUS decision on Trump mail-in ballot changes. Paul LePage has no comment.
President Donald Trump sought to change mail-in ballot rules ahead of the Nov. 3 election that will determine whether Republicans keep control of Congress.
The U.S. Supreme Court decided to keep blocked a new Postal Service (USPS) rule that sought to establish additional requirements for handling ballots sent by mail. The bill will not be able to enter into force before the mid-term elections on November 3. New requirements The rule would have been [...] Entry Elections 2026: Supreme Court Brakes Changes to Mail Vote was first published in HolaNews.
What to Know About Mail-In Voting for the 2026 Midterms
The Supreme Court blocked the Trump administration from imposing new rules on mail-in voting before the November midterm elections. That means nothing has changed for voters — and mail-in voting can proceed as planned.
U.S. President Donald Trump suffered a setback in his attempt to modify the rules of the mail vote in the face of the mid-term elections in November. The Supreme Court rejects, for now, his government’s request to launch new restrictions and allowed states to maintain the procedures they currently use to send, receive, and process ballots.
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