Supreme Court Asked to Lift Block on USPS Mail-In Voting Plan
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The Trump administration has petitioned the Supreme Court to remove a temporary restraining order that bars key provisions of a Postal Service rule intended to affect mail-in voting for the upcoming midterm elections.
The White House has filed a petition with the Supreme Court seeking to overturn a federal judge’s temporary restraining order that blocks major elements of a U.S. Postal Service rule aimed at altering mail-in voting procedures for the 2024 midterm elections. The order, issued by a Boston federal court, currently prevents the Postal Service from enforcing requirements that would compel state election officials to provide voter lists and add specific barcodes to ballot envelopes.
Under the contested rule, states that do not comply could see the Postal Service refuse to deliver ballots. The Postal Service says the measure is intended to standardize the handling of federal election mail, while critics argue the agency lacks authority to regulate voting processes.
The Supreme Court previously addressed a procedural issue related to the lawsuits in August but has not yet ruled on the merits of the Postal Service plan. Legal analysts note that implementing the rule at this stage could disrupt ballot delivery, citing a whistleblower report that the agency has not fully tested the online system for collecting voter information.
Mail-in voting remains available in all states that permit it, and the Postal Service continues to deliver ballots under existing procedures. North Carolina is scheduled to begin mailing absentee ballots on Friday, with other states following later in the month.