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Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting

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Updated 12.8.2026
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Indira Talwani *United States Postal Service November 3, 2026 midterm elections mail-in voting mail voting

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Aug 12 Morning

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Associated Press (AP)3d ago

Judge again bars Trump administration from implementing order that sought to limit mail voting

A federal judge has again blocked President Trump's executive order that aimed to create a federal voter list and involve the U.S. Postal Service in limiting mail voting. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani previously halted the order, and her latest ruling grants a preliminary injunction, preventing the Postal Service from implementing it for the upcoming midterm elections. The judge stated the executive branch lacks authority to regulate elections and sided with voting rights groups like the League of Women Voters. The Trump administration had requested the Supreme Court halt lower court decisions blocking these changes. Plaintiffs argued the order was unconstitutional as states and Congress, not the president, set election rules.

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A federal judge ruled against President Donald Trump's executive order that sought to create a federal voter list and involve the U.S. Postal Service in election operations to limit mail voting.

— U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani

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The judge had already halted the order Trump signed in March, his second attempt to set national election rules.

— U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani

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The executive branch has no authority to regulate elections.

— U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani

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The Trump Administration will continue lawfully enacting the agenda President Trump was elected to enact — which includes the safety and security of American elections.

— White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis

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Neither the president nor the U.S. Postal Service has the authority to rewrite election rules.

— Marcia Johnson of the League of Women Voters

Aug 11 Evening

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The Guardian - World News3d ago

Judge blocks Trump’s order aimed at using USPS to restrict mail-in voting

A federal judge in Boston has blocked a part of a US Postal Service (USPS) executive order that aimed to tighten rules for mail-in voting. This ruling by US District Judge Indira Talwani expands on a previous order from June that prevented the implementation of the order in 23 mostly Democratic-led states. The blocked provision would have required states to provide voter lists and adopt new balloting procedures for the USPS to deliver mail-in ballots. If states did not comply, the USPS would have refused delivery, a move voting rights groups argued lacked a legal basis. The executive order was intended to affect mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections.

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A federal judge blocked the US Postal Service from implementing part of Donald Trump’s executive order aimed at tightening rules for mail-in voting.

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The ruling by US district judge Indira Talwani in Boston expanded on an earlier order she issued in June.

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The earlier order prevented Trump’s administration from implementing the rule in 23 mostly Democratic-led states.

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Voting rights groups urged the judge to prevent USPS from implementing the proposed rule nationwide.

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The proposed rule required states to provide lists of voters and adopt new balloting procedures before USPS would make deliveries.