Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Let USPS Track and Reject Mail-in Ballots

On September 6, 2026, the Trump administration filed its third emergency application to the Supreme Court, seeking to let the Postal Service track mail-in ballots and decide whether to reject them. The filing follows Judge Indira Talwani's September 4 ruling blocking the executive order as likely unconstitutional, warning it "threatens disenfranchisement of millions" who vote by mail. Justice Jackson set a Wednesday response deadline. Roughly one in four Democrats and one in five Republicans voted by mail in 2024.