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Supreme Court rejects Trump plan to limit mail-in voting for midterms

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Keppeler, J. (2026, September 15). Supreme Court rejects Trump plan to limit mail-in voting for midterms. UPI. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2026/09/14/supreme-court-rejects-trump-mail-in-voting-rules/9071789431744/

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UPI · collected 2026-09-15 · by Jill Keppeler

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On September 14, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected President Donald Trump's plan to impose new restrictions on mail-in ballots ahead of the November midterm elections, ruling that his administration was unlikely to succeed in challenging a lower court’s decision against these changes. The court voted 7-2 with Alito and Thomas dissenting. Trump had proposed rules giving the U.S. Postal Service authority to verify voter eligibility lists and implement coding systems on ballot envelopes, moves criticized by voting rights advocates as potentially disenfranchising large numbers of voters due to impending election deadlines and technical flaws in the system's implementation.
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Postmaster General David Steiner announced that the U.S. Postal Service has halted work on a controversial computer system developed under President Donald Trump's executive order, aimed at limiting voting by mail. This decision follows Supreme Court rulings striking down the executive order and issuing injunctions against implementing it. The suspension was confirmed in an interview with The Associated Press, where Steiner, who previously worked as CEO of Waste Management, emphasized his agency’s role as independent from political directives despite navigating financial hardships and political turbulence caused by Trump's policies. Unlike Trump, who criticized the court decisions, Steiner avoided commenting on the rulings' merits or implications for voter eligibility ahead of critical midterm elections in November.

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Jill Keppeler
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🔮 This meant the state would use voting maps with the congressional districts it used in 2022 and 2024.
2026-09-22 · assertive framing · Appeals court brings back Republican-backed Missouri voting map
🔮 The new rules would give the U.S. Postal Service unprecedented power to withhold mail-in ballots.
2026-09-15 · assertive framing · Supreme Court rejects Trump plan to limit mail-in voting for midterms
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Postal Service The U.S. Supreme Court USPS the U.S. Postal Service theDistrict Court's

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Trump PERSON · 2× Clarence Thomas PERSON · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Postal Service ORG · 1× Samuel Alito PERSON · 1× The U.S. Supreme Court ORG · 1× USPS ORG · 1× the U.S. Postal Service ORG · 1× theDistrict Court's ORG · 1×

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Last week, in an emergency application, Trump asked the court a third time to allow the restrictions before the Nov. 3 elections and block a lower court ruling that said the new rules are mostly likely against the law.
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🔮 The new rules would give the U.S. Postal Service unprecedented power to withhold mail-in ballots.
2026-09-16 · UPI
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's plan to limit mail-in voting for the upcoming midterm elections. asserted
Court → reject → elections
Last week, in an emergency application, Trump asked the court a third time to allow the restrictions before the Nov. 3 elections and block a lower court ruling that said the new rules are mostly likely against the law. asserted
rules → ask → law
In its brief ruling Monday, the court said the administration is "unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge to theDistrict Court's preliminary injunction." asserted
administration → say → injunction
The court split 7-2, with Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissenting. asserted
Alito → split → ?
The new rules would give the U.S. Postal Service unprecedented power to withhold mail-in ballots. asserted
rules → give → ballots
States would have to submit lists of eligible voters to the agency, which would then have to verify that the ballots were being sent to those on the lists before they sent them. asserted
they → have → them
There also were mandated codes on ballot envelopes that can be scanned and linked to voter identities. asserted
that → mandate → identities
Voter advocates have said the changes could lead to mass disenfranchisement and chaos, especially with the midterms less than two months away. uncertain
changes → say → midterms
Last week, a whistleblower said the USPS was secretly implementing the new policies despite the court order. asserted
USPS → say → order
They said the system for checking ballots was very flawed and could disenfranchise large numbers of voters. uncertain
system → say → voters
Trump issued an executive order in March mandating the Postal Service changes. asserted
Trump → issue → changes
The president has targeted mail-in voting for years, saying it leads to massive voter fraud despite no evidence of such. asserted
it → target → such
He has continued to vote by mail himself. asserted
He → continue → mail
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