NewsWSVN 7 News MiamiAugust 24, 2026Miami-Dade
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to proceed with mail-in voting restrictions
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to implement an executive order that restricts mail-in voting by requiring the U.S. Postal Service to deliver ballots only to individuals on specific government-created eligibility lists. While the order can proceed, the ruling leaves open the possibility of further legal challenges that may delay implementation before the upcoming midterm elections.
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The ruling impacts how voters in the upcoming midterm elections may receive and cast their ballots, potentially altering established state election procedures and the timeline for mail-in voting.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court lifted a nationwide injunction that had previously blocked the Trump administration's executive order on mail-in voting.
- The executive order requires the administration to create lists of eligible voters.
- The U.S. Postal Service is directed to deliver mail ballots only to individuals on the government-created eligibility lists.
- Democratic officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit to block the order.
- A Massachusetts judge had previously issued a nationwide order blocking the plan for the midterm elections.
- The Justice Department filed an emergency appeal to allow the policy to proceed before the midterms.
- A dozen Republican-leaning states filed briefs in support of the federal government's position.
- The Supreme Court previously ruled in June that states can count ballots arriving after Election Day.
- A 2025 Brookings Institution study reported a fraud rate of four cases per 10 million mail ballots cast.
- Approximately 30% of all ballots cast in the 2024 presidential election were mail-in ballots.