Westneat: Court Stops Trump Plan to Target Mail Voting, but Threat Isn’t Over
Election officials said they will keep mail voting in place as roughly 300,000 ballots were already sent in North Carolina.
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Westneat: Court stops Trump plan to target mail voting, but threat isn’t over
The U.S. Supreme Court last week put the kibosh on a Trump administration plan to restrict mail-in voting, at least for this fall’s elections. The plan sought to put the U.S. Postal Service in charge of deciding who gets a ballot — a major change in how elections work, especially in states such as Washington that mail ballots to every voter.
Election officials played a key role in the Supreme Court battle over mail ballots. Now they have an election to prepare for
An election worker moves mail ballots to be sorted at the Los Angeles County ballot processing center. Election officials played a key role in the Supreme Court decision this week that blocked the Trump administration's proposed new rules for mail ballots.
With Trump’s plans blocked, states work to restore trust in mail voting
Officials at the state and local levels will now shift their focus to communicating to voters that they can trust that they can securely continue to vote by mail without federal restrictions.
What To Know About Mail-In Voting For The 2026 Midterms
(Mega Pixel / Shutterstock) By Teddy AmenabarProPublicaWhat to Know About Mail-In Voting for the 2026 Midterms This week, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s plans to impose new rules for mail-in voting for the midterm elections in November. In a March executive order, President Donald Trump had instructed the U.S. Postal Service to create rules for election officials sending mail-in ballots to voters. If a state didn’t comply…
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