Issue One Celebrates Supreme Court Ruling to Halt Trump Administration Attempt to Rush Mail in Ballot Restrictions Before Midterms

WASHINGTON – In response to today’s USPS v. California decision denying the Trump administration’s request to lift an injunction against its new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail ballot rule, Issue One Senior Policy Director Michael McNulty issued the following statement:

“Today’s ruling is a victory for states, election officials, and voters ahead of the November midterms. The Trump administration won’t be able to impose new USPS requirements on mail-in ballots while litigation continues. The ruling blocks what would have been chaotic, highly disruptive, last-minute changes to election rules and procedures based on tired, debunked election conspiracy theories. Even Justice Kavanaugh, who concurred, agreed that forcing this rule onto election officials and voters with no real time to prepare would violate federal law. This ruling has thwarted part of the President’s election takeover playbook for now.

“Mail voting will work the same way it did before this blocked rule. It’s secure, it’s verified, and it’s run by election officials from your communities and states. Vote with confidence.

“The fight to preserve states’ authority to administer elections is far from over. President Trump continuously and falsely claims fraud in mail-in voting without evidence. Despite voting multiple times with this method, he remains obsessed with centralizing control over elections to tilt the playing field. However, for now, one piece of that centralization effort is blocked, and it ensures that mail-in voting for the midterms won’t be disrupted.”

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