The Trump administration filed a new appeal with the Supreme Court on Sunday seeking to enforce restrictions on mail ballots, as the ballots begin entering states across the country ahead of the midterm elections.The filing asks the high court to stay a preliminary injunction issued Friday by U.S.District Court Judge Indira Talwani that prevents the U.S.
Postal Service from enforcing several requirements for ballot mail in the November elections."Ballots have already begun to be mailed in North Carolina, and more States will begin the mailing process as the injunction remains in place — including Alabama on September 9 and at least five States the week of September 13," Solicitor General John Sauer wrote.FEDERAL JUDGE AGAIN BLOCKS TRUMP'S MAIL BALLOT ORDER JUST BEFORE MIDTERMSEnvelopes for mail-in ballots at the Wake County Board of Elections are seen on Thursday, Sept.3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C.
(AP Photo/Matt Ramey)"Once those ballot envelopes enter the mailstream, there is no retrieving them," he added.Sauer argued that allowing the injunction to remain in place risks "sowing confusion and chaos" as more states begin mailing ballots because preparations to comply with the Postal Service rule remain voluntary rather than mandatory.The administration maintains the rule is "a lawful and modest exercise of rulemaking authority delegated by Congress to the Postal Service" and "regulates the U.S.Mail, not federal elections."Wake County Board of Elections employees prepare absentee ballots to be mailed on Thursday, Sept.
3, 2026, in Raleigh, N.C.(AP Photo/Matt Ramey)The rule requires federal election ballots sent through the mail to use envelopes that include the official Election Mail logo, meet automation requirements and carry unique barcodes, according to the filing.
State election officials would also have to submit envelope designs for review and provide the Postal Service with information about intended ballot recipients.The administration says the requiremen...