Swift appeal likely as judge blocks Trump mail voting order – US politics live
Summary
A federal judge has temporarily stopped President Donald Trump’s executive order that limits mail voting before the midterm elections. The ruling gives states 14 days and halts the order because election officials say they do not have enough time or money to change their systems and mail ballots in time for the election.Key Facts
- Judge Indira Talwani issued a 14-day hold on the Trump administration’s order about mail voting.
- The order aims to restrict how the US Postal Service delivers mail ballots.
- The order was blocked about a week before the first mail ballots for midterms are scheduled to be sent out.
- Election officials say they cannot redesign ballots, get approvals, or train workers quickly enough due to the order.
- The Supreme Court previously allowed the order to move forward but did not decide if it is legal.
- Nearly one-third of Americans vote by mail in elections.
- President Trump has criticized mail voting, blaming it for his 2020 election loss, despite using mail voting himself.
- A 2025 Brookings Institution study found mail voting fraud is extremely rare (about 4 cases per 10 million ballots).
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