Executive Order on mail-in voting
Coverage of Executive Order on mail-in voting in the Nexus archive.
- States challenging executive order on mail-in voting ask justices to leave in place limits on its implementation
23 states and the District of Columbia are urging the Supreme Court to maintain a federal court order blocking the federal government from implementing provisions of an executive order on mail-in voting ahead of the November 2026 elections. The executive order, issued by President Donald Trump, requires federal agencies to create voter eligibility lists and restrict USPS ballot transmission, which the states argue infringes on state authority over elections. A lower court blocked the order's implementation for 2026 elections but allowed challenges related to the upcoming midterms.
- Trump order limiting voting by mail will stand for now, federal judge rules
A federal judge declined to block President Donald Trump's executive order restricting voting by mail, stating it was too early to challenge the directive. The order requires the Postal Service to propose a rule blocking states from sending ballots except to voters on state-provided lists, facing multiple lawsuits from Democratic groups and the NAACP.