Trump administration violated court order on mail-voting rules, judge says
Summary
A Massachusetts judge ruled that the Trump administration broke a court order by finalizing a new rule changing mail-in voting procedures. The judge allowed the rule to be published but kept the U.S. Postal Service from putting the new rules into effect before the 2026 midterm elections.Key Facts
- Judge Indira Talwani said the Trump administration violated a nationwide court order by finalizing new mail-voting rules.
- The court order blocks the USPS from enforcing the new mail-in ballot design rules until after the 2026 midterms.
- The judge allowed the rule to be published on Wednesday but barred its implementation by USPS.
- The League of Women Voters of Massachusetts asked the court to enforce the injunction against the rule.
- The administration argued that merely publishing the rule did not violate the injunction because USPS would not enforce it while the order remains.
- The administration also said the rule needed an effective date before the midterms so states could prepare if the injunction was lifted.
- A recent Supreme Court ruling paused a different injunction related to Trump’s mail-voting order but did not directly affect Talwani’s injunction.
- The coalition of states involved in challenging the mail-voting rules is expected to file another lawsuit once the final rule is published.
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