Supreme Court denies Trump request to allow USPS mail ballot changes
Supreme Court denied the Trump administration's emergency request to implement USPS mail ballot changes before the 2026 midterms, calling it arbitrary and capricious.
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected 7-2 the Trump administration's petition to change how the U.S. Postal Service handles mail-in ballots for the 2026 midterm elections. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote the administration was unlikely to succeed, while Justice Brett Kavanaugh cited unreasonably short timelines for state election officials. The blocked executive order would have required USPS citizenship verification, barcode tracking of ballot envelopes, and DHS-compiled "State Citizenship Lists"; a whistleblower alleged a rushed effort to install three restrictive IT verification systems. Justices Alito and Thomas dissented, arguing states and organizations lacked standing.
- 7-2 Supreme Court decision blocked USPS mail ballot rule changes for 2026 elections.
- Kavanaugh concurred, citing insufficient time for states to implement the rules.
- Order mandated citizenship verification, ballot barcodes, and DHS State Citizenship Lists.
- Whistleblower alleged rushed rollout of three restrictive IT citizenship-verification systems.
- Alito and Thomas dissented, claiming states and organizations lacked standing.
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