Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to revive mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms, in huge win for voters

By Alexandra Hutzler

In a major win for voters, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to reinstate its mail voting restrictions ahead of November’s pivotal midterm elections.

The justices declined to lift a block on the measure that a lower court judge has said is likely unconstitutional.

The ruling means states can continue to mail absentee ballots as they always have to millions of Americans who choose to vote by mail. One third of the electorate, or 47 million people, did so in 2024.

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