Trump administration asks Supreme Court to expedite mail-in ballot policy fight

Solicitor General John Sauer has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to expedite a review of a court order that blocks President Donald Trump’s mail-in ballot policy. The administration is seeking to overturn a preliminary injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, which prevents the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing specific provisions of the executive order titled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.”

The executive order, signed in March, directs the Department of Homeland Security to provide states with lists of confirmed U.S. citizens eligible to vote at least 60 days before federal elections. It also instructs the USPS to use these lists to ensure ballots are not mailed to residents not listed as eligible voters. Additionally, the order directs the Department of Justice to investigate officials who issue federal ballots to ineligible individuals.

Judge Talwani’s ruling barred the USPS from refusing to transmit mail-in or absentee ballots, noting a lack of evidence suggesting that mail-in voting has resulted in non-citizen voting. The administration argues that delaying the implementation of the order will cause “irreparable harm” to election integrity and the government’s ability to manage the upcoming November elections.