The Trump administration filed a notice of appeal Friday after a federal judge in Boston blocked implementation of an executive order restricting mail voting for the next two weeks. The case centers on an order that would allow the U.S. Postal Service to refuse delivery of ballots from states that do not submit voter eligibility lists and follow a uniform envelope style.
The White House characterizes the plan as “commonsense measures” aimed at ballot security. The League of Women Voters and other voting rights groups have sued to block the order, arguing that the Constitution grants states and Congress—not the president or Postal Service—the power to set election rules. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani determined that states lack sufficient time and resources to redesign ballots, update systems, and upload voter data to the Postal Service before the midterm elections.
The Supreme Court previously allowed the plan to proceed on procedural grounds but has not ruled on its legality. The case will next be considered by the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals, though it could return to the Supreme Court. Mail ballots are scheduled to begin distribution September 4, and election officials have warned there is insufficient time to implement the Postal Service’s new directives. Nearly one-third of Americans vote by mail, according to election data.
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