Trump Appeals Block on Mail-Ballot Order to Supreme Court as 24 Jurisdictions Sue
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Updated · Statesman Journal · Jul 27
Trump Appeals Block on Mail-Ballot Order to Supreme Court as 24 Jurisdictions Sue
3 articles · Updated · Statesman Journal · Jul 27
Summary
An emergency Supreme Court appeal seeks to revive parts of Trump’s mail-ballot order after lower courts blocked it, with the justices telling the states to respond by Aug. 3.
The order would have DHS compile state-by-state lists of eligible voters and would limit USPS delivery of mail ballots to voters on state-provided lists.
Oregon, 23 other states and Washington, D.C., sued in April, and a federal judge blocked the order on June 25; the administration already lost one appeal arguing the challenge came too early.
States say the plan would force a tight pre-election timetable before the Nov. 3 vote and intrudes on their authority to run elections, which Oregon says it will keep defending.
The filing extends Trump’s broader push to tighten election rules after a separate 2025 order was blocked and his SAVE America Act stalled in the Senate.
How will the Supreme Court balance federal executive power against state election authority before the November midterms?
2026 Mail-In Voting Emergency: Supreme Court, Trump Executive Order, and the Battle for State Election Control
Overview
In March 2026, the Trump administration issued an executive order to create a federal citizenship list and restrict mail-in ballot delivery, sparking a lawsuit from 23 states and D.C. After a federal appeals court blocked these restrictions, the administration appealed to the Supreme Court. If the Court grants the emergency stay, the new rules could be enforced immediately, causing confusion and risking voter disenfranchisement just before the midterms. This federal push has led to an exodus of experienced election workers and prompted Democratic-led states to pass laws protecting their election systems, highlighting deep tensions over federal versus state control of voting.