{"id":2640420,"date":"2026-08-04T15:37:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-states-warn-high-court-that-mail-ballot-order-would-cause-midterm-chaos\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:40:28","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T19:40:28","slug":"blue-states-warn-high-court-that-mail-ballot-order-would-cause-midterm-chaos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blue-states-warn-high-court-that-mail-ballot-order-would-cause-midterm-chaos\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue states warn high court that mail ballot order would cause midterm chaos"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fblue-states-warn-high-court-that-mail-ballot-order-would-cause-midterm-chaos%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2640420&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A coalition of 22 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia sued the Trump governance in June to prevent the enforcement of an executive order aimed at changing mail-voting procedures before the upcoming midterm elections. The courts initially blocked the order,citing concerns about chaos and unfair influence on the election process. The Trump administration and GOP-led states have petitioned the Supreme Court to lift this injunction, arguing that the district court&#8217;s decision was premature and that the states lack standing to challenge the order without specific policies in place. Democratic states warn that approving the order at this stage could disrupt mail voting, create confusion among voters, and divert resources from election preparations, perhaps disenfranchising voters, especially those with disabilities or in rural areas. There is no scheduled decision on the petitions, leaving the outcome uncertain as the Supreme Court evaluates whether to unblock the order before the midterms.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A coalition of Democrat-led states warned the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"203\">Supreme Court<\/a> this week that lifting a block on President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> mail-voting executive order would cause \u201cextreme\u201d changes as states prepare to send out ballots for the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The group of 22 Democratic states, as well as the District of Columbia, sued the Trump administration in June in a federal court in Massachusetts and got a judge to halt the executive order, which aimed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-high-court-to-unblock-mail-in-voting-executive-order\/\" title=\"Trump asks ... to unblock ...in voting ...\">create federal eligibility lists<\/a> and restrictions on the delivery of mail ballots by calling on federal agencies to enact policies in line with those goals. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-rules-north-carolina-abortion-ban-unconstitutional\/\" title=\"... Rules North Carolina Abortion Ban Unconstitutional\">federal appeals court upheld<\/a> the injunction, leading the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4664902\/trump-request-supreme-court-unblock-mail-in-voting-executive-order\/\">Trump administration<\/a> and a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4668002\/gop-supreme-court-trump-mail-ballot-order\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4668002\/gop-supreme-court-trump-mail-ballot-order\/\">coalition of GOP-led states<\/a> to petition the Supreme Court last week to lift the injunction.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4674211\/supreme-court-mail-ballot-order-democrats-chaos-midterms\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democratic states warn Supreme Court that Trump mail ballot order would cause chaos ahead of midterm elections<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4668539\/trump-supreme-court-e-jean-carroll-verdict\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump asks Supreme Court to reverse $83 million E. Jean Carroll verdict<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4668002\/gop-supreme-court-trump-mail-ballot-order\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>GOP states urge Supreme Court to lift block on Trump\u2019s mail-in ballot order<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Democrat-led states said in their <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/DocketPDF\/26\/26A124\/417976\/20260803142451298_Consolidated%20Opposition%20to%20Applications.pdf\">brief<\/a> to the high court, dated Monday, that lifting the injunction would invite chaos to mail voting processes right before the hotly contested November elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis Court has repeatedly warned about the dangers of altering election rules on the eve of an election,\u201d the brief from the Democratic states said. \u201cThat is exactly what a stay would do here. It would allow the federal government to rush out an unprecedented, legally indefensible voter-verification and ballot-interception program that would, among other things, give the U.S. Postal Service far-reaching new powers and responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The brief warned that the executive order being unblocked would force the states to create new voter lists and redesign their mail ballots \u201cmere weeks before States begin sending out mail and absentee ballots, and less than three months before the midterms.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe consequences of allowing such transformative changes to take effect so close to this fall\u2019s elections would be extreme. Because of the high risk of errors and the limited window for correcting mistakes, many of the millions of voters who rely on mail voting\u2014especially voters with disabilities and those in rural areas\u2014would likely be denied mail ballots and, as a result, disenfranchised,\u201d the brief said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany more voters would be confused\u2014either because they wouldn\u2019t receive their mail ballots or would fear that USPS would fail to deliver their voted ballots to state officials for tabulation,\u201d the brief continued. \u201cAnd state and local elections administrators would be forced to divert time and resources away from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >critical election-preparation tasks<\/a> to prepare and update the new USPS voter lists; train elections officials on USPS\u2019 ballot-interception program; reformat (and in many instances, reorder and repurchase) ballot envelopes to comply with USPS\u2019 new design standards; and attempt to educate voters on the federal government\u2019s last-minute effort to insert itself into state-run elections.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Trump administration and GOP states argued that the injunction should be lifted because the district court\u2019s decision to block the order was premature, claiming that the Democrat-led states did not have proper standing to file the lawsuit since there was no specific policy being challenged.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf and when the agencies take concrete actions that actually injure them, the States can pursue claims at that time, at which point courts can resolve any legal questions presented in a non-hypothetical posture,\u201d Solicitor General D. John Sauer said in the petition for the Trump administration to the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4668002\/gop-supreme-court-trump-mail-ballot-order\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"4668002\">GOP STATES URGE SUPREME COURT TO LIFT BLOCK ON TRUMP\u2019S MAIL-IN BALLOT ORDER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no concrete deadline or timetable for a decision on the emergency petitions, meaning the Supreme Court could rule on the Trump administration and GOP-led states\u2019 requests to unblock the executive order at any time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The\u00a0Trump administration\u00a0has seen significant success on the Supreme Court\u2019s emergency docket since returning to office early last year, with a historic number of emergency requests and wins, but it has had a mixed record on the merits docket. During the last term, the administration won cases over Trump\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4477468\/supreme-court-expands-trump-power-fire-officials-independent-agencies\/\">firing power<\/a> within the executive branch and ending <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4604161\/supreme-court-allows-trump-end-tps-haiti-syria\/\">Temporary Protected Status<\/a> for Haiti and Syria, along with various other immigration cases. The major losses for the administration last term came in cases over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4409863\/supreme-court-strikes-down-trumps-sweeping-liberation-day-tariffs\/\">Trump\u2019s sweeping tariffs<\/a>, his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4593917\/trump-birthright-citizenship-executive-order-struck-down\/\">birthright citizenship order<\/a>, and his bid to fire <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4568081\/supreme-court-blocks-trump-firing-lisa-cook-fed\/\">Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic states warn SCOTUS of chaos if mail-vote block lifted<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2640421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26180526190256.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[42793,32610,37707,83675,37511],"class_list":["post-2640420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-blue-states","tag-high-court","tag-mail-ballots","tag-midterm-chaos","tag-voting-integrity"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26180526190256.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2640420"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2640424,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2640420\/revisions\/2640424"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2640421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2640420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2640420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2640420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}