Supreme Court Blocks Mail Ballot Restrictions | Yakima News

Yakima News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Sep 15, 2026 · 1m

The Supreme Court just blocked last-minute Trump administration efforts to impose sweeping new rules on mail-in ballots ahead of the midterms, preserving states’ current systems for sending out ballots — a critical win for voters since one-third of Americans cast their ballots by mail. Though the court didn’t explain its reasoning, two justices openly disagreed, while Justice Kavanaugh hinted at future openness to the administration’s arguments. The move comes after lower courts, including one with a Trump-appointed judge, already rejected the plan as impractical and unconstitutional —…