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The administration seeks Supreme Court intervention to implement President Trump's mail voting executive order before midterms.

The administration requested the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an executive order issued by President Trump to overhaul mail voting procedures nationwide. The order directs the Department of Homeland Security to compile citizenship lists for each state, requiring the U.S. Postal Service to deliver ballots only to voters on those lists. While 12 Republican-led states, led by Missouri, filed an emergency appeal to allow the order to take effect before the November midterms, 23 Democratic states and the District of Columbia blocked the plan via a lower court injunction. The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the block, arguing that the order is premature and could cause voter confusion. However, the administration argued that the injunction was premature because no federal agency had fully implemented the rules yet. The administration is pushing for a swift decision to determine if the president can unilaterally change election procedures, as the Constitution primarily grants states the authority to administer elections.

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