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The US Supreme Court dealt President Donald Trump a major setback on Monday by refusing to lift a lower-court order blocking his attempt to restrict mail-in voting.
Only two conservative justices on the nine-member bench dissented.
Writing for the majority, Justice Brett Kavanaugh stated that while the administration’s plan might prove legal in the future, election administrators lack adequate time to implement such sweeping rules before the November midterms.
Trump initiated the battle in March by signing an executive order to restrict mail-in voting, claiming without evidence that the process invites widespread fraud.
Democratic-led states immediately challenged the move in court, arguing that the US Constitution assigns election administration to states rather than the federal government.
The contested order would require the US government to compile lists of eligible voters and force the US Postal Service to deliver ballots exclusively to individuals on those lists.
State election officials warned that the policy created severe confusion just months before the November 3 vote, especially as states like North Carolina had already begun mailing ballots.
A postal service whistleblower further cautioned that rushed system changes threatened to disrupt ballot delivery for millions of citizens.
Despite his frequent public attacks on mail-in voting and repeated baseless claims regarding the 2020 election, Trump routinely votes by mail himself, including during Florida’s recent Republican primary.
The Supreme Court’s ruling arrives as polls indicate Republicans risk losing their narrow control of Congress, an outcome that could allow Democrats to halt Trump’s legislative agenda and potentially launch new impeachment proceedings.
