Latest on mail-in voting
Today
- Michigan absentee ballot returns up 30% compared to same time period in 2022MichiganFOX 17 West Michigan News · 15 min
- Former CT senator charged over alleged Bridgeport absentee ballot violationsCTPost · 32 min
- Illinois election officials share key reminder about mail-in votingIllinoisNBC 5 Chicago · 48 min
- Bridgeport man charged in connection with absentee ballot investigation from 2026 primaryWFSB · 1 h
- Former state Sen. Dennis Bradley arrested in Bridgeport absentee ballot investigationWTNH.com · 1 h
- Early voting in Douglas County begins Monday: Here's how to vote by mailKETV · 2 h
- California attorney general emphasizes safety of mail-in votingCaliforniaTimes of San Diego · 3 h
- Ohio Decides: Everything you need to know to cast your ballotOhioCleveland 19 News · 3 h
- California’s Mail Ballot System Excludes Disabled Voters, Court RulesCaliforniaMother Jones · 3 h
- Trump drops longtime aversion to mail-in voting with GOP trailing in pollsStateline · 3 h
What's happening federally
- Whether you can vote by mail is still set by your state. The federal fight is about how ballots move through the mail.
- Request early, return early. If your state has drop boxes or in-person return, use them and skip the Postal Service entirely.
- Track your ballot on your state's tracker so you know it arrived.
- Mon, Sep 14BlockedSupreme Court refuses to let the USPS rule take effect
The Court denied the administration's request, saying the government is "unlikely to succeed on the merits." The rule cannot apply to the November 3 election. Two justices dissented. The appeal continues in the First Circuit, and the block covers elections through November 3 only. Supreme Court order, No. 26A305
- Fri, Sep 4BlockedFederal court blocks the USPS mail-ballot rule for November
A federal judge in Massachusetts blocked the rule's mandatory envelope, registration and mailing conditions for elections on or before November 3, 2026. The First Circuit declined to pause that order. Supreme Court docket, No. 26A305
- Sep 2026BackgroundMulti-state challenge and a temporary pause
Twenty-four states filed a new suit against the USPS rule after the earlier injunction fell. A separate temporary pause has been in and out of effect since. Several states began mailing ballots without following the new envelope and list rules. Votebeat
- Wed, Aug 26BackgroundEarlier injunction lifted; USPS said the rule would apply Nov. 3
A district court dissolved the remaining block. The Postal Service announced the restrictions would be enforced for the general election. U.S. News
- Mon, Aug 24BackgroundSupreme Court lets the executive order proceed
In a separate case about the executive order itself, the Court let the administration take internal steps (including the Postal Service rulemaking) while litigation continues. It did not rule on whether the order is lawful, and it did not decide the rule that followed. SCOTUSblog
- Mar 2026BackgroundExecutive order signed
Directed USPS to deliver mail ballots only to voters on state-submitted lists, in barcoded envelopes reviewed by the federal government. States and voting groups sued within days. Votebeat
Latest court filings
- California et al. v. U.S. Postal Service: Notice of Appearance doc
- California v. USPS: MOTION to dismiss case filed by Appellants USPS, Douglas Tulino, Daniel Mark Tangherlini, Ronald Stroman, David Steiner, Amber McReynolds and Derek T. Kan in 26… doc
- League of Women Voters of Mass. v. Trump: MOTION to dismiss case filed by Appellants USPS, Douglas Tulino, Daniel Mark Tangherlini, Ronald Stroman, David Steiner, Amber McReynolds and Derek T. Kan in 26… doc
- League of Women Voters of Mass. v. Trump: MOTION for reconsideration and request for correction of order [6843597-3], [6843602-3] denying leave to file brief as amicus curiae filed by Movant Brandon Mic… doc
Changes on official pages
- Washington election office 2026 General Election Voters' Pamphlet Audio Guide
- Kentucky election office
- Alaska election office Post new zero results report to web for REAA Election Day.
- Kentucky election office
- Alaska election office Post zero results report to web.