The US Supreme Court temporarily refused a Trump administration request to allow restrictions on mail voting. With midterm voting already under way, the decision lets states continue longstanding procedures for mailing and processing absentee ballots. The administration had sought to have limits take effect before the November congressional elections; about one-third of US voters cast ballots by mail.

2026-09-15

The US Supreme Court temporarily refused a Trump administration request to allow restrictions on mail voting. With midterm voting already under way, the decision lets states continue longstanding procedures for mailing and processing absentee ballots. The administration had sought to have limits take effect before the November congressional elections; about one-third of US voters cast ballots by mail.