Mail in Voting Archives

U.S. Appeals Court Allows the USPS Mail-In Voter Verification Plan to Proceed, But Other Challenges to Trump’s Executive Order are Still Active

July 20, 2026July 20, 2026

A U.S. district court of appeals has allowed President Donald Trump’s executive order, directing the U.S. Postal Service to verify the citizenship of mail-in voters, to move forward. But other active cases argue it violates the Constitution.

With the SAVE America Act Stalling in Congress, Look for Renewed Efforts to Pass Similar Restrictions in State Legislatures

July 6, 2026July 6, 2026

With the SAVE America Act now stalled in Congress and unlikely to pass, more GOP-dominated state legislatures may take up SAVE Act-like restrictive proof of citizenship and narrower voter ID options. Some have already passed similar provisions.

Time & Trouble Bringing the ‘SAVE America Act’ to a Merciful End in the U.S. House & Senate, Derailing the President’s Top Priority

July 5, 2026July 5, 2026

The passage of the SAVE America Act appears to be nearing a merciful end in the U.S. House and Senate. Both have now rebuffed the President’s demand to attach the restrictive voting bill to critical bipartisan housing, national security and defense appropriations bills.

In a Surprising Pro-Voter Decision the U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Mississippi’s Five-Day Mail-In Ballot Grace Period

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court surprisingly upheld Mississippi’s law allowing eligible mail-in ballots to be counted up to five days after election day. The decision protects voters in the 29 states which allow receipt of absentee, mail-in, or overseas UOCAVA ballots after election day, if postmarked on or before that day.

Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration from Implementing Key Parts of Executive Order on Elections as Unconstitutional Overreach

June 28, 2026June 28, 2026

Attorneys general from 23 states challenged President Donald Trump’s March 31st executive order on elections under the Elections Clause of the U.S. Constitution. June 25th, a federal district court judge blocked the administration and U.S. Postal Service from implementing key sections of the order.

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Category: Mail in Voting

U.S. Appeals Court Allows the USPS Mail-In Voter Verification Plan to Proceed, But Other Challenges to Trump’s Executive Order are Still Active

With the SAVE America Act Stalling in Congress, Look for Renewed Efforts to Pass Similar Restrictions in State Legislatures

Time & Trouble Bringing the ‘SAVE America Act’ to a Merciful End in the U.S. House & Senate, Derailing the President’s Top Priority

In a Surprising Pro-Voter Decision the U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Mississippi’s Five-Day Mail-In Ballot Grace Period

Federal Court Blocks Trump Administration from Implementing Key Parts of Executive Order on Elections as Unconstitutional Overreach