A Win for Mail-In Voting

09/16/26

In a major win for voting rights, election integrity, and democracy, the US Supreme Court left in place a preliminary injunction that blocks the US Postal Service (USPS) from enforcing key parts of a new rule that would have significantly restricted mail voting and disenfranchised voters who rely on mail ballots. The preliminary injunction will remain in place through the November 3 election.

The decision means that all 50 states can continue to use their existing processes for mail voting, which have proven for decades to be safe, secure, and reliable.

The USPS rule that has been blocked by the courts would have operationalized President Trump’s March 31 executive order to restrict mail voting.

The injunction stems from a lawsuit filed by a coalition of nonpartisan voter service and civic organizations: the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, League of Women Voters, Association of Americans Resident Overseas, US Vote Foundation, OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. They are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Massachusetts, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, Legal Defense Fund (LDF), Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC (Advancing Justice – AAJC), and LatinoJustice PRLDEF.

If you plan to vote by mail in the November 3 election, make sure to return your mail ballot as early as practicable. If you requested a ballot and don't receive it, contact your local election official promptly and have a backup plan to vote in person.