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Court Battles Rage Over Trump USPS Mail-In Ballot Order As First Midterm Absentee Ballots are Sent Out in NC

September 6, 2026September 6, 2026

Lawyers labored over Labor Day weekend to submit responses to the U.S. Supreme Court, after a Federal district judge blocked two more parts of President Donald Trump’s USPS mail-in voting order. Briefs for an appeal to the high court are due September 8th.

‘Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating,’ He Says, But President Trump Voted Again by Mail, This Time in the 2026 Florida Primary Election

August 19, 2026August 19, 2026

President Trump again recently condemned mail-in voting, used by an estimated 30% of Americans in the 2024 election, as “inherently corrupt.” Yet the president voted by mail August 13th in Florida’s state primary, the fifth time since 2017 he’s used mail-in voting.

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.

In Response to Executive Order Federalizing Mail-In Voting Rules, the U.S. Postal Service Proposes Rules to Verify Voter Eligibility

June 8, 2026June 8, 2026

Recently, a federal court allowed - for now - President Trump’s executive order governing mail-in ballots. The US Postal Service has been tasked with implementing much of the order, and USPS just proposed how the process will work.

The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Appear Likely to End Mail-In Ballot Grace Periods, Affecting Dozens of State Laws and Millions of Voters

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026

During oral arguments in Watson v. Republican National Committee on March 23rd, the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority appeared ready to end grace periods for mail-in ballots. A decision could come in the early summer, four months before the midterm.

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Court Battles Rage Over Trump USPS Mail-In Ballot Order As First Midterm Absentee Ballots are Sent Out in NC

‘Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating,’ He Says, But President Trump Voted Again by Mail, This Time in the 2026 Florida Primary Election

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

In Response to Executive Order Federalizing Mail-In Voting Rules, the U.S. Postal Service Proposes Rules to Verify Voter Eligibility

The Supreme Court’s Conservatives Appear Likely to End Mail-In Ballot Grace Periods, Affecting Dozens of State Laws and Millions of Voters