Washington, Sep 15 (V7N)- The US Supreme Court has blocked plans by President Donald Trump to tighten rules governing mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections, dealing a significant setback to the administration.
The BBC reported that the court on Monday (September 14) upheld a federal judge’s order temporarily preventing the US Postal Service from implementing new rules concerning mail-in ballots.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh joined the decision but noted that the court could potentially rule in favor of the Trump administration on the same rules after the election.
Kavanaugh said the proposed rules could potentially fall within the Postal Service’s legal authority. However, he argued that implementing them for the 2026 election would be unreasonable.
Trump has argued that the new measures would help reduce election fraud. In March, he signed an executive order directing the Postal Service to deliver ballots to voters on specific lists.
Several states and critics, however, have challenged the measures, arguing that they interfere with states’ constitutional authority to administer elections.
Meanwhile, Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from Monday’s ruling. They argued that the legal challenge to Trump’s order is unlikely to ultimately succeed, noting that the Postal Service has broad authority to establish such rules.
The ruling comes less than two months before Americans are scheduled to vote in the 2026 midterm elections.
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