SCOTUS Blocks Sweeping Mail Ballot Restrictions for 2026 Midterm Elections

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) on Monday blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with unprecedented new restrictions on mail ballots for the pivotal midterm elections. Election administrators in a number of states run by Democrats and Republicans alike have said it would be extremely challenging — if not impossible — to implement the administration’s changes with less than two months to go before elections. Some states have already started sending out mail-in ballots and others will soon follow. 

The ruling, a major defeat for President Donald Trump, leaves intact election procedures and prohibits changes that could have had significant impacts for millions of voters set to vote by mail in contests that will determine which party controls the House and Senate. About one-third of voters used mail ballots in 2024.

In a brief order Monday evening, the majority did not explain its reasoning for leaving in place a lower court order blocking the administration's plans. The majority wrote the Trump administration was "unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge" to the lower court order.

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