Supreme Court allows Trump administration to proceed with mail-in voting restrictions

The ruling impacts how voters in the upcoming midterm elections may receive and cast their ballots, potentially affecting the eligibility and delivery process for mail-in voting nationwide.

• •The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to move forward with an executive order restricting mail-in voting.
• •The executive order requires the creation of new lists of eligible voters.
• •The U.S. Postal Service is directed to deliver mail ballots only to individuals on these new federal lists.
• •Democratic officials in 23 states and the District of Columbia sued to block the order, citing constitutional concerns over state election authority.
• •A federal judge in Massachusetts previously issued a nationwide injunction blocking the order, which was appealed by the Justice Department.
• •The Supreme Court's decision does not preclude future legal challenges to the order.
• •Implementation of the order is complicated by the proximity of the upcoming midterm elections.
• •A 2025 Brookings Institution study found only four cases of fraud per 10 million mail ballots cast.
• •Approximately 30% of all ballots cast in the 2024 presidential election were mail-in ballots.