Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Revive Mail-In Voting Order

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday, July 27, 2026, to allow implementation of a presidential executive order that seeks to exert federal control over mail-in ballots submitted in state-run elections. The request followed a federal appeals court ruling on Sunday that left in place a lower court decision blocking key parts of the order from taking effect. The executive order, issued by President Trump, would significantly change how mail-in voting is conducted in state elections. After a district court blocked central provisions of the order, the administration appealed, but a federal appeals court declined to overturn that block, prompting the administration's emergency request to the Supreme Court. The filing asks the justices to intervene and permit the order to proceed while litigation continues. As of the reporting, the Supreme Court had not yet ruled on the administration's request. Several reports note the timing relative to the upcoming midterm elections, though the specific midterm date and the precise provisions of the executive order that were blocked were not detailed uniformly across sources. It remains unresolved when or how the Supreme Court will act on the emergency application, and the broader legal dispute over the order's validity continues in lower courts.