US Supreme Court allows Trump's mail voting restrictions to proceed

The United States Supreme Court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order restricting mail voting, though it remains unclear how much his administration can implement before the fast-approaching midterm elections in November. The Supreme Court decision on Monday allows Trump's administration to proceed with mail voting restrictions. The court's 6-3 conservative majority sided with the administration, while the three liberal justices dissented. Trump's executive order, signed in March, directs his administration to create voter eligibility lists and instructs the US Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to people on those lists. Democratic officials from 23 states and the District of Columbia had sued to block the order, arguing that the Constitution grants states and Congress power over elections. A federal judge in Massachusetts had previously blocked the plan for midterm elections. An appeals court upheld that decision before a second order blocked it nationwide. The Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court on procedural grounds in late July. The article notes that "time is running short to impose major changes with some states beginning to send mail ballots to voters in just a few weeks." Federal attorneys claimed the Massachusetts order blocked the government's ability to "finalize and implement" proposed policies for the November elections. Mail-in voting has grown increasingly popular, representing about 30 percent of ballots cast during the 2024 presidential election. Research shows the process remains secure, with a 2025 Brookings Institution study finding only four fraud cases per 10 million mail ballots cast. Trump has consistently claimed mail voting breeds fraud despite evidence to the contrary, and has used this voting method himself.