NewsWPLG Local 10 – Main FeedSeptember 15, 2026Miami-Dade County
Supreme Court Rejects Trump Administration Push to Restrict Mail-In Ballots for Midterms
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President Donald Trump criticized the Supreme Court after it issued an emergency order rejecting his administration's push to restrict mail-in voting for the midterm elections. The court's decision allows states to continue distributing mail ballots under their existing processes for the upcoming Nov. 3 election.
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The Supreme Court's decision keeps existing mail-in voting processes in place for roughly a third of voters who use mail ballots in the midterm elections.
Key Facts
- The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's push to restrict mail-in voting in an emergency order issued late Monday.
- State election officials argued there was not enough time to implement the proposed changes for the Nov. 3 midterm elections and stated their systems were secure.
- Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas publicly dissented from the Supreme Court's order.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche stated that the administration would comply with the decision.
- Roughly a third of voters use mail ballots, and mail voting has already begun in some states.
- A 2025 Brookings Institution report found that mail voting fraud occurred in about four cases out of every 10 million mail ballots cast.
Who's Mentioned
OrganizationU.S. Postal Service“Agency that the administration wanted to play a central role in ballot distribut”OrganizationBrookings Institution“Published a 2025 report on mail voting fraud”PersonBrett Kavanaugh“Supreme Court Justice nominated by Trump”PersonClarence Thomas“Supreme Court Justice who publicly dissented”PersonSamuel Alito“Supreme Court Justice who publicly dissented”PersonNeil Gorsuch“Supreme Court Justice nominated by Trump”PersonTodd Blanche“Attorney General defending Trump's commentary”PersonDonald Trump“President criticizing the Supreme Court decision”PersonMichelle L. Price“Associated Press writer contributing to the report”OrganizationSupreme Court“Court that rejected the mail-in voting restrictions”PersonAmy Coney Barrett“Supreme Court Justice nominated by Trump”PersonJohn Roberts“Chief Justice of the Supreme Court”