Supreme Court Allows Trump Plan to Restrict Mail-In Voting, for Now

The New York Times·August 24, 2026 at 10:52 PM+18

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The administration asked the court to clear the way for President Trump’s order that creates “state citizenship lists” and directs the Postal Service to decide who gets a mail-in ballot.

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