Judge Denies Trump Request to Interfere with Absentee Ballots While Case Against His EO Plays Out

Supreme Court Settles Mail-In Ballot Battle, Rules Late Arrivals Can Still Count

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states are allowed to count mail-in absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day, provided they are postmarked by the time voting ends. In a 5–4 decision written by Justice Amy Coney Barrett, the high court reversed a lower court ruling that had threatened mail-in voting deadlines across [] Supreme Court Settles Mail-In Ballot Battle, Rules Late Arrivals Can Still Count

Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Donald Trump-led challenge

The case centered on a Mississippi challenge to Trump on mail-in ballots. The post Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Donald Trump-led challenge appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns Elections. Lobbying Government..

Supreme Court Upholds Mail-In Ballots Postmarked By But Received After Election Day

Barrett joined by Roberts and the three liberals: A Mississippi law permits the counting of absentee ballots postmarked by election day but received up to five days later. We must decide whether the federal election-day statutes preempt Mississippi’s law. They do not. The post Supreme Court Upholds Mail-In Ballots Postmarked By But Received After Election Day first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion.

NC elections board chairman accuses Stein of misrepresenting board’s role in early voting plans

Josh Stein said on social media that the State Board of Elections has been directing counties to eliminate Sunday voting and remove early voting from college campuses. The board’s chairman says it’s not true.

SCOTUS allows states to count mail-in ballots that arrive late, rejecting RNC challenge

Rejecting a Republican National Committee challenge, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that elections officials may count mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day if they were postmarked beforehand. The court, divided 5-4, held that the Mississippi law challenged by the RNC does not unlawfully conflict with the federal law that sets Election Day in early []...Click to read more

Supreme Court Rules Against Election Day Cut-Off for Mail-in Ballots

In a 5-4 decision on June 29, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that federal law does not prevent states from counting absentee ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day but arrive up to five business days later. The ruling in Michael Watson, Mississippi Secretary of State v. Republican National Committee et al. [] The post Supreme Court Rules Against Election Day Cut-Off for Mail-in Ballots appeared first on Must Read Alaska.

Key Takeaways From Supreme Court Ruling on Late-Arriving Ballots

The ruling means the 30 states that accept ballots late if they are postmarked by Election Day will continue to be able to do so.

One of Trump’s Supreme Court appointees just saved the late mail ballots he hates so much

The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of Columbia that permit mailed ballots to arrive and be counted some number of []

SCOTUS Upholds State Laws Allowing Ballots To Be Accepted After Election Day

In a blow to the integrity of U.S. elections, the Supreme Court upheld state laws permitting election officials to accept postmarked ballots after Election Day on Monday. The ruling was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the court’s liberal justices in the majority. The dispute in Watson v. RNC []

Federal High Court Issues New Rules For Pre-Election Cases

New Federal High Court rules permit weekend filings, virtual hearings and nationwide transfer of election cases by the Chief Judge.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Bid to Federalize Mail-in Voting

A federal judge blocked key parts of President Trump’s election executive order that attempts to regulate voting by mail. ... The post Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Bid to Federalize Mail-in Voting appeared first on The New American.

Mississippi Can Count Late Mail Ballots, US Supreme Court Rules, Rejecting Trump-Led Challenge

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Mississippi and other states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump. The post Mississippi Can Count Late Mail Ballots, US Supreme Court Rules, Rejecting Trump-Led Challenge appeared first on Mississippi Free Press.

A federal judge in Boston blocks key parts of Trump's order to limit voting by mail

A federal judge in Boston has blocked parts of President Trump's executive order to limit voting by mail. The Trump administration is expected to appeal the ruling.

Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Using Database to Ensure Noncitizens Can’t Vote

Judge Blocks Trump Administration From Using Database to Ensure Noncitizens Can’t Vote

US Supreme Court upholds state grace periods for late-arriving ballots

Justices rule 5-4 that federal law allows counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day if postmarked on time

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Republican Challenge to Restrict Mail-In Voting Grace Periods

The Mississippi law and similar measures in other states will remain in effect ahead of midterm elections. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Republican National Committee challenge to restrict mail-in voting grace periods, ruling that elections officials may continue to count mail-in ballots that arrive after election day if they were mailed by []

Court Looks To Decide Fate Of ‘Decoy’ Candidate With Same Name As Senator

The Alaska Supreme Court is hearing a case Monday that will decide whether or not to remove a Senate candidate with the same name as the incumbent he is challenging from the ballot. Republican Senate candidate Dan J

High Court Rules on Mail Ballots Arriving After Election Day

The Supreme Court determined in an 5-4 ruling that states can continue counting ballots that arrive after Election Day. Justice Amy Coney Barrett authored the majority opinion, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and the three Democrat appointees on the court. The case of Watson v. Republican National Committee involved Mississippi’s policy of counting...

Trump responds to Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballots

President Trump voiced his opposition to the Supreme Court's ruling that will allow mail-in ballots that arrive late to be counted if they were sent before Election Day. The president claimed the ruling gives people more time to vote illegally, while calling for Congress to pass election reform legislation.

Judge blocks voter database linking Social Security and citizenship records

A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from implementing a voter verification system that would combine Social Security information with citizenship records, ruling that the effort unlawfully exposed sensitive personal data and led to eligible voters being wrongly flagged as noncitizens. U.S. District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, who is based in Washington, D.C., halted []

Judge Halts Trump’s Order to Create Federal Voter List and Restrict Mail Voting

However, the injunction applies only to this year’s elections.

Dan Sullivan can challenge US Senator Dan Sullivan in Alaska primary, judge rules

A man with the same name and party affiliation as Alaska Republican US Senator Dan Sullivan is eligible to challenge the senator in the August primary, a judge ruled on Friday. Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews’ ruling overturns a June 15 decision by Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher to disqualify the challenger and keep him off the primary ballot. Matthews’ ruling can be appealed to the state Supreme Court. Lawyers for the state have said Tuesday is the deadline for a final ruling...

US judge blocks Trump's bid to reshape voter rules

The ruling says the president overstepped his authority in seeking to create a federal voter list and restrict mail ballots.

Obama Judge Blocks Parts Of Trump’s Order Limiting Mail-In Voting

'Unconstitutionally violate the separation of powers.'

Honest Elections Project Files Amicus Brief in Tenth Circuit Case Supporting Law That Bans Pre-Filled Absentee Ballot Applications

Jason Snead, Executive Director of Honest Elections Project, released the following statement: “Kansas rightfully banned pre-filed absentee ballot applications. The left-wing groups that push these error-filled applications create a nightmare for voters and election administration officials. It is irresponsible to allow this practice to continue and Kansas was wise to ban it. Voters are more [] The post Honest Elections Project Files Amicus Brief in Tenth Circuit Case Supporting Law That Bans Pre-Filled Absentee Ballot Applications appeared first on Honest Elections Project.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Mail Ballot Executive Order as Unconstitutional

A federal judge in Boston blocked Trump's mail-in ballot executive order Thursday, ruling the Constitution gives presidents no power over state elections. The injunction covers 23 states and Washington, D.C., protecting nearly half the country's eligible voters from a proposed federal ballot registry.

Where do senator-judges lean in Duterte impeachment trial?

Voting behavior and political affiliations may show how susceptible the senator-judges’ impeachment votes will be to political maneuvering and public perception

SCOTUS OKs Late-Arriving Mailed Ballots in Loss for Trump

The Supreme Court on June 29 said Mississippi can count late-arriving mail-in ballots, handing a defeat to President Donald Trump, who is trying to curtail voting by mail.

WATCH: Under proposed rule, USPS won't deliver mail ballots to states that don't provide voter rolls, postmaster general says

Postmaster General David Steiner told a Senate committee Wednesday that, if a proposed rule is adopted, the U.S. Postal Service would withhold mail ballots from states that do not hand over to the federal government lists of people who have requested absentee or mail ballots.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Mail-Voting Order Ahead of 2026 Midterms

A federal judge in Boston blocked major portions of President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting, ruling that the administration exceeded its constitutional authority ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Elections: Creating doubt about mail-in ballots

Trump is once again claiming a rigged election, without proof

Trump Slams Ballot Decision, Pushes Voter ID Bill

President Trump railed against Monday's Supreme Court ruling that allows states to keep counting ballots after Election Day and urged Congress to pass his voter ID legislation that would severely restrict mail-in ballots.

Federal judge in Boston halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list

Plaintiffs argued in two lawsuits that Trump’s order should be found unconstitutional because the states and Congress, not the president, have the power to set election rules. The post Federal judge in Boston halts Trump’s election executive order seeking to create a federal voter list appeared first on Boston.com.

Judge blocks Trump order to restrict mail voting

WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Massachusetts on Thursday blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to restrict mail voting in federal elections in the states that challenged it, finding the executive branch and mail service did...

US Supreme Court delivers two setbacks to Trump

The justices upheld state laws allowing mail-in votes to be counted, and said Fed Governor Lisa Cook cannot be immediately removed

Obama-appointed judge blocks Trump's election order as SAVE America Act fight intensifies

Obama-appointed judge blocks Trump executive order creating federal voter registration list, ruling the president exceeded his authority on election rules.

Judge blocks Trump govt from making arrests at immigration courts

A federal judge in California on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from making arrests at immigration courts across the United States. The post Judge blocks Trump govt from making arrests at immigration courts appeared first on Vanguard News.

SCOTUS Says Vote-By-Mail Elections Can Extend Five Days Past Election Day

In a blow to the integrity of U.S. elections, the Supreme Court upheld state laws permitting election officials to accept postmarked ballots after Election Day on Monday. The ruling was 5-4, with Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Amy Coney Barrett joining the court's liberal justices in the majority. The dispute in Watson v. RNC dates back to 2024, when the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Mississippi GOP filed a lawsuit against a Mississippi election law governing late-arriving ballots. The plaintiffs alleged that the law authorizing mail-in ballots that are postmarked by Election Day to be accepted up to five days after the day of the election violates existing federal laws establishing an Election Day for federal contests...