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Supreme Court blocks Trump administration mail-in voting

Overview

On September 13, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s effort to implement new mail-in voting restrictions, effectively allowing states to maintain existing ballot processes for the upcoming midterm elections. The Court declined to stay lower-court injunctions, indicating it was ‘unlikely that the administration will succeed on the merits of its challenge.’ The legal battle centered on an executive order and subsequent USPS regulations that would have required states to upload voter identities to a federal portal and mandated specific, agency-approved ballot envelope designs featuring unique barcodes.

In a 7-2 decision, the Court denied a request to lift the preliminary injunction. Justice Brett Kavanaugh argued that election officials lacked sufficient time to implement the new rules, while Justice Samuel Alito dissented, suggesting opposing states created the time constraints. Following the ruling, President Trump criticized the decision on Truth Social, describing the justices he appointed as ‘merely a shell of their original selves.’

As the election approaches, mail-in voting faces logistical scrutiny. A study by the Public Policy Institute of California indicated an increasing trend of mail ballots being rejected for arriving late, with 1.1% of ballots in the June 2026 primary arriving after the deadline, compared to 0.3% in 2024. Similar increases in late rejections were noted in Washington and Oregon, which researchers attributed to changes in USPS operations, such as the elimination of certain evening mail pickups.

In response, the USPS announced extraordinary measures to ensure delivery, including extending retail branch hours from October 4 through November 3, establishing ‘Ballot Postmark Only’ lines, and requiring mail carriers to check every delivery point for outgoing mail starting October 24.

Entities

Donald Trump · U.S. Postal Service · Supreme Court of the United States · Indira Talwani · United States Postal Service

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"The US Supreme Court rejected a request to allow the USPS to implement new restrictive mail-in voting regulations immediately."

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"The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to lift a lower court injunction blocking the administration's election directives."

The first claim asserts the Supreme Court voted 6-3 to lift the injunction, while the second claim asserts the Supreme Court rejected the request to lift the injunction.

[DISPUTED] The Supreme Court voted 6-3 to lift a lower court injunction blocking the administration's election directives.
[DISPUTED] The US Supreme Court rejected a request to allow the USPS to implement new restrictive mail-in voting regulations immediately.
[● 40 SOURCES] Judge Indira Talwani issued a 14-day temporary restraining order blocking the enforcement of the mail-in voting rules.
[● 33 SOURCES] States lack the time and financial resources to implement new ballot designs and systems before the midterm elections.
[● 30 SOURCES] The USPS will not deliver mail ballots unless states provide voter lists via a portal and follow specific envelope and barcode standards.
[● 29 SOURCES] The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction against President Donald Trump's executive order on mail-in voting.
[● 29 SOURCES] The injunction blocks implementation of the order for the November 3, 2026 midterm elections in the suing states.
[● 28 SOURCES] The executive order directed the Department of Homeland Security to compile a list of U.S. citizens eligible to vote in each state.
[● 28 SOURCES] The order instructed the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to people on the state citizenship list.

Timeline

25 days ago

[POLITICS] 5 sources
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about 1 month ago

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about 2 months ago

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about 2 months ago

[POLITICS] 35 sources
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about 2 months ago

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about 2 months ago

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about 2 months ago

[POLITICS] 81 sources
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about 2 months ago

[POLITICS] 31 sources
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about 2 months ago

[POLITICS] 5 sources
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about 2 months ago

[POLITICS] 4 sources
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about 2 months ago

[POLITICS] 52 sources
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about 2 months ago

[POLITICS] 76 sources
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2 months ago

[POLITICS] 156 sources
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2 months ago

[POLITICS] 252 sources
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2 months ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
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3 months ago

[POLITICS] 2 sources
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3 months ago

[POLITICS] 15 sources
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3 months ago

[POLITICS] 57 sources
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3 months ago

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[POLITICS] 2 sources
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3 months ago

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[POLITICS] 37 sources
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3 months ago

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3 months ago

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