Democratic state officials urge US Supreme Court to affirm pause on Trump vote-by-mail order

By: Jacob Fischler

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: August 3, 2026

Words: 855

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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WASHINGTON — States do not have time before November’s midterm elections to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive order mandating overhauls of their mail-in-voting systems, two dozen Democratic state officials told the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday.

Justices should keep a stay pausing the order in place through Election Day, the Democrats, led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, wrote. The court is compelled to keep voting rules in place this close to an election, but …

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