Trump takes mail-in ballot fight to US Supreme Court

R ReutersSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-09-03 · 22:43 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min

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The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow the enforcement of a new US Postal Service rule that tightens the use of mail-in ballots. This action follows a temporary block placed on the regulation by US District Judge Indira Talwani. The Justice Department filed an emergency request to lift the judge's order, which had prevented the USPS from enforcing the rule ahead of the November midterm elections. The USPS regulation, adopted after an executive order by President Trump, would impose new standards for ballot envelopes and voter data, potentially leading to the refusal of non-compliant ballots. Critics argue this could disrupt legitimate votes.

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The USPS regulation would impose new voter-specific data and ballot envelope standards.

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A judge temporarily blocked the USPS regulation ahead of November's midterm elections.

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Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to enforce a new USPS rule tightening mail-in ballot use.

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Critics say the rule could disrupt thousands of legitimate votes.

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President Donald Trump’s administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to let it enforce a new US Postal Service rule tightening the use of mail-in ballots, moving swiftly after a judge temporarily blocked the regulation ahead of November’s midterm elections.In an emergency request, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to lift Boston-based US District ‌Judge Indira Talwani’s order temporarily preventing the USPS from enforcing the new rule, which it adopted following an executive order by the Republican president to restrict mail-in ballots.The USPS regulation would impose new voter-specific data and ballot envelope standards, and potentially refuse the delivery of ballots that do not comply, which critics say could disrupt thousands of legitimate votes as the November 3 vote approaches.

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