Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting
The ruling bars the Postal Service from taking steps to deliver mail ballots only to federally listed voters, a plan plaintiffs said could disrupt voting.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani granted a preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order that would have restricted mail-in ballots to voters on a federal eligibility list for this year's midterm elections.
- Trump issued the executive order in March following stalled Congressional legislation, directing the Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to individuals on a federal eligibility list—a move election officials warned could cause chaos.
- Granting the injunction, Talwani noted the administration declined to defend the order's constitutionality, writing, "The executive branch has no authority to regulate elections." She found no factual basis for restricting mail voting.
- Legal challenges remain inconsistent nationwide; a separate Washington case previously resulted in a ruling that stopping the policy was premature, a decision later upheld by an appeals panel in July.
- The Trump administration requested in late July that the Supreme Court halt lower court decisions blocking these changes in nearly half the country, escalating efforts to bypass judicial roadblocks before the November 3, 2026, midterms.
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The US President wants to enforce his plan before the Congressional elections in November. The last word on the matter will be the Supreme Court.
Judge blocks voting rules ahead of midterm
A federal judge blocked the U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday from implementing part of President Donald Trump's executive order that aims to tighten rules for mail-in voting ahead of November elections that will decide control of Congress.
Less than three months before the US parliamentary elections, a federal judge has blocked Trump's plans to tighten the rules on postal ballots.
The election of letters has long been a thorn in Donald Trump's eye, because they are important to the Democrats. But his attempt to tighten the rules went backwards. A federal judge banned the plans.
In November, Congress elections are due in the United States. Trump wants to tighten the rules for postal ballots - critics suspect that the democratic electorate will be disadvantaged. Now, a federal judge stops Trump's plans. But the Supreme Court has the last word.
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