Elections Center

The Supreme Court gave preliminary approval to a restriction on mail voting stemming from an order by Donald Trump but stated it was too early for states to challenge. This action restarted a legal fight, creating uncertainty due to new U.S. Postal Service regulations that require specific envelope formatting and electronic identification methods many critics suggest are impossible for jurisdictions to implement in time.

The Supreme Court preliminarily approved President Donald Trump's order restricting mail voting, which has thrown into uncertainty the method used by many jurisdictions. New postal regulations require specific envelope formatting and an electronic system for states to identify voters by mail; however, critics warn that complying with such a sweeping overhaul is impossible given the compressed timeline.