Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration's Mail Voting Rule Ahead of Midterms
The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration's attempt to implement new mail voting rules for the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. In a three-sentence ruling, the Court upheld lower court decisions that had blocked the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) rule. This rule, stemming from an executive order by President Trump, would have imposed stringent requirements on states for mail ballot designs, intelligent bar codes, and voter list uploads to a USPS portal. The rule also stipulated that USPS could reject entire batches of ballots for a single mismatch. Critics argued that these requirements were nearly impossible for states to meet on short notice, especially with the midterms already underway, and would have led to the disenfranchisement of millions of voters, including elderly, disabled, military, and rural populations. Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented, arguing that the government was likely to win on the merits and that the rule would prevent fraud. However, the majority fo...
