Key Facts

• The Supreme Court stopped new Postal Service rules for mail ballots from being used before the November midterm elections.
• The rules required special barcodes on mail ballot envelopes and government tracking of voter information.
• Several states have already started sending mail ballots and said it would be hard to meet these new requirements in time.
• Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed the Trump administration will follow the court’s order.
• President Trump criticized the Supreme Court’s decision on his social media platform, calling it damaging to the country.
• Two conservative justices, Alito and Thomas, disagreed with the court’s majority and supported the new rules.
• Attorney General Blanche said President Trump is frustrated but has the right to express his views on the court.
• The administration continues to emphasize their goal of having free and fair elections despite the ruling.