A federal appeals court has ruled that the Trump administration cannot enforce proposed restrictions on mail-in voting in 23 states that challenged the measures, leaving the changes on hold ahead of the US midterm elections.

The First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston issued a 2-1 decision on Saturday, upholding an earlier order that blocked the administration from implementing the restrictions in the states involved in the lawsuit.

Court backs state control of elections

The court said the Constitution gives state and local authorities responsibility for administering federal elections.

In their majority opinion, the judges said the executive order would introduce "unprecedented levels of involvement by federal officials in how states administer elections". They warned the measures could create confusion and risk disenfranchising eligible voters if introduced before the November midterm elections.

The ruling follows a separate decision last week by a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., which lifted a nationwide injunction against the executive order. As a result, it remains unclear whether the US Postal Service will seek to apply the proposed restrictions in the 27 states not covered by the Massachusetts-based injunction.

The White House did not immediately comment on the latest ruling.

Postal Service proposal

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March 2026 calling for greater federal oversight of mail-in voting.

In June, the US Postal Service proposed new regulations requiring states to provide approved voter lists and introducing stricter rules governing mail-in ballots.

Postmaster General David Steiner told Congress that, under the proposed regulations, the Postal Service would refuse to deliver ballots in states that did not comply with the new requirements.

During a Senate hearing, Democratic Senator Gary Peters of Michigan asked whether ballots would still be delivered if a state refused to provide its absentee voter list to the federal government.

Steiner replied that, under the proposed regulation, the Postal Service would inform such states that it required the voter list before delivering ballots.

A Postal Service spokesperson declined to say last week whether the agency intended to implement the proposed restrictions, citing ongoing litigation. The Trump administration has indicated it may appeal the case to the US Supreme Court.

Debate over voter fraud

Trump has repeatedly claimed that mail-in voting is vulnerable to widespread fraud, although those allegations have not been supported by evidence.

A November 2025 analysis by the Brookings Institution found that fraud involving mail ballots was extremely uncommon. Examining the 2016, 2018, 2020 and 2022 general elections, researchers estimated an average fraud rate of 0.000043%, equivalent to about four fraudulent mail votes for every 10 million cast.

Separately, the Heritage Foundation's election fraud database records 387 cases involving fraudulent absentee ballots across all US elections documented since 1982.

The latest ruling applies only to the 23 states that brought the legal challenge, potentially leaving different voting rules in place across the country while the legal battle continues.

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Postal voting needs to be very carefully monitored.

Good!now let’s neuter this con man in the midterms and beg patience from the worlds democracy’s untle we can get rid of him.

2 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Postal voting needs to be very carefully monitored.

It already is. Put down your Kool Ade and look at FACTS. This info is from conservative Heritage Foundation:

As of June 2026, the Heritage Foundation's Voter Fraud Database contained 387 cases since 2000 in which one or more individuals were found to have fraudulently used absentee/mail-in ballots.

To calculate the percentage of mail voting fraud in a given year, we divided the total number of mail voting fraud cases by the total number of mail votes cast for each general election. We find an average total mail voting fraud percentage across the 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 general elections of only 0.000043%, or about four cases of mail voting fraud out of every 10 million mail votes."

^{You have been suckered by the great con man. Be an adult and admit it.}

https://ballotpedia.org/Absentee/mail-in_ballot_vote_fraud

2 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Postal voting needs to be very carefully monitored.

A voting need for mail-in-voting ballots is DELIVERY.

However (dangerously?):

In United States Postal Service v. Konan, "the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5–4 that the USPS Official Opinions shield the agency from lawsuits under the Federal Tort Claims Act's "postal exception," holding that sovereign immunity bars claims even when mail delivery failure or withholding is intentional." (my bold)

Authored by Justice Clarence Thomas.

55 minutes ago, Emdog said:

It already is. Put down your Kool Ade and look at FACTS. This info is from conservative Heritage Foundation:

As of June 2026, the Heritage Foundation's Voter Fraud Database contained 387 cases since 2000 in which one or more individuals were found to have fraudulently used absentee/mail-in ballots.

To calculate the percentage of mail voting fraud in a given year, we divided the total number of mail voting fraud cases by the total number of mail votes cast for each general election. We find an average total mail voting fraud percentage across the 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 general elections of only 0.000043%, or about four cases of mail voting fraud out of every 10 million mail votes."

^{You have been suckered by the great con man. Be an adult and admit it.}

https://ballotpedia.org/Absentee/mail-in_ballot_vote_fraud

Now, now ... you know better than try to cite documented fact to prove a point withMAGA followers.

The orange con man I wish somebody would ask him how he votes he always mails in his votes emails in his votes but now he wants the rest of the country not to the worst thing that ever happened to America Trump second term I thought we had enough of them after his first term he screwed everything up then just as they fix everything he gets reelected and then guess what he screwed everything up again I wish somebody would say our Americans better off before he took office your second term or do you think they’re better off now of course one answer would be Trump is 1 million times better off for 1 billion times better off he make sure his family got all the money he doesn’t care about America all he cares about his money I just watched the news the Honduras guy that was convicted by American court to be in prison for everything from gone money to smuggling more cocaine into the country than anybody else he parted him and he just landed in Honduras I don’t know how much they paid Trump on the side probably pay Trump and bitcoins everyone needs a bitcoin Ins or only for criminals go figure TIA

1 hour ago, Emdog said:

^{You have been suckered by the great con man. Be an adult and admit it.}

https://ballotpedia.org/Absentee/mail-in_ballot_vote_fraud

But, but he is a Brit and not a Trump supporter, but h defends the con man in every thread.

3 hours ago, Emdog said:

It already is. Put down your Kool Ade and look at FACTS. This info is from conservative Heritage Foundation:

As of June 2026, the Heritage Foundation's Voter Fraud Database contained 387 cases since 2000 in which one or more individuals were found to have fraudulently used absentee/mail-in ballots.

To calculate the percentage of mail voting fraud in a given year, we divided the total number of mail voting fraud cases by the total number of mail votes cast for each general election. We find an average total mail voting fraud percentage across the 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 general elections of only 0.000043%, or about four cases of mail voting fraud out of every 10 million mail votes."

^{You have been suckered by the great con man. Be an adult and admit it.}

https://ballotpedia.org/Absentee/mail-in_ballot_vote_fraud

Stop wasting your time giving facts to MAGA. They can't understand them anyway.

3 minutes ago, gargamon said:

Stop wasting your time giving facts to MAGA. They can't understand them anyway.

Just like ON and the Brexiteers. Fascists love illiterate bigots.

8 hours ago, Thingamabob said:

Postal voting needs to be very carefully monitored.

Says someone who idolizes a guy who only votes by mail. Him and his whole family do. But apparently no one else is allowed.

if you follow nick sherley and others

you know about the massive fraud and corruption

and nobody does anything

homeless people giving 3$ to fake sign ballots or whatever the middle man scammer is giving them

On 7/27/2026 at 9:07 AM, Thingamabob said:

Postal voting needs to be very carefully monitored.

The Heritage Foundation is a right leaning organ.

Even Trump's own are now turning against him !

On 7/27/2026 at 9:07 AM, Thingamabob said:

Postal voting needs to be very carefully monitored.

.....in all countries which hold elections.

22 hours ago, Emdog said:

It already is. Put down your Kool Ade and look at FACTS. This info is from conservative Heritage Foundation:

As of June 2026, the Heritage Foundation's Voter Fraud Database contained 387 cases since 2000 in which one or more individuals were found to have fraudulently used absentee/mail-in ballots.

To calculate the percentage of mail voting fraud in a given year, we divided the total number of mail voting fraud cases by the total number of mail votes cast for each general election. We find an average total mail voting fraud percentage across the 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 general elections of only 0.000043%, or about four cases of mail voting fraud out of every 10 million mail votes."

^{You have been suckered by the great con man. Be an adult and admit it.}

https://ballotpedia.org/Absentee/mail-in_ballot_vote_fraud

In my 85 years I've been around a bit, lived and worked on several continents, and experienced some uplifting events, and some gruesome atrocities. I am assured by my wife, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren that I am a man, and by former colleagues that I am a shrewd judge of character. Your comments, inaccurate and uninformed as they are, are nevertheless appreciated as being the best of which you are capable.

Have a nice day, and enjoy life to the best of your ability.

Optimum quemque conatum adhibere.

Bob.

8 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

In my 85 years I've been around a bit, lived and worked on several continents, and experienced some uplifting events, and some gruesome atrocities. I am assured by my wife, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren that I am a man, and by former colleagues that I am a shrewd judge of character. Your comments, inaccurate and uninformed as they are, are nevertheless appreciated as being the best of which you are capable.

Have a nice day, and enjoy life to the best of your ability.

Optimum quemque conatum adhibere.

Bob.

8 minutes ago, Thingamabob said:

"....Your comments, inaccurate and uninformed as they are,"

So you shrewd judge you, just what is inaccurate and uninformed? I presented facts, confirmed by longstanding very conservative Heritage Foundation (ever hear of them?) who one would guess might lean towards republican, yet clearly show Trump and his buds are doing all they can to disrupt and sabotage the mid terms.

Trump votes by mail... explain that one, oh, this isn't about trannies, so does not matter if relatives attest to your being 'a man'....

1 hour ago, Emdog said:

1 hour ago, Thingamabob said:

In my 85 years I've been around a bit, lived and worked on several continents, and experienced some uplifting events, and some gruesome atrocities. I am assured by my wife, children, grandchildren and great grandchildren that I am a man, and by former colleagues that I am a shrewd judge of character. Your comments, inaccurate and uninformed as they are, are nevertheless appreciated as being the best of which you are capable.

1 hour ago, Thingamabob said:

"....Your comments, inaccurate and uninformed as they are,"

Nothing wrong with postal voting if it takes place legally and free of fraud. The 2020 election was a prime example of how not to do so. Anyway, enough of this. I'm sure we both have better things to be getting on with.

On 7/27/2026 at 11:32 AM, Srikcir said:

Authored by Justice Clarence Thomas.

a Trump boot liker

16 hours ago, Jimbolkb said:

homeless people giving 3$ to fake sign ballots or whatever the middle man scammer is giving them

and I am sure you do have data to back up the non sense, do you???.... nahh MAGA never do

So Trump wants to ban mail in voting by most people ,which he does himself ,

the hypocrisy, plus he also lies saying the U S A is the only country that does

mail in voting ,there are 12 other countries that do .he wants to make it harder

for Democrat's to be able to vote as he knows he is going to get his ar-se handed

to him in November , and it's all his own fault with his policies or lack of them ,

and the blatant corruption of him and his minions .

regards worgeordie