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Democrats praise Supreme Court mail ballot ruling
The gist
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Trump's bid to restrict mail ballots before the November midterms.
The ruling keeps existing mail voting rules in place, affecting how millions cast ballots.
How it unfolded
- 2026 -03Trump signed an executive order directing the USPS to deliver ballots only to voters on lists of citizens.
- Sep 14, 2026The Supreme Court left intact a lower court decision blocking the USPS from enforcing new mail voting regulations, rejecting the Trump administration's effort to move forward before the November midterms.
- Sep 14, 2026Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson and other Democratic officials praised the ruling; Benson said, "States run elections, not the federal government, not the postal service, and not the President."