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Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s mail-voting order, and election officials are bracing for chaos

The Court let the administration move forward, at least for now, with an order aimed at restricting mail voting before the midterms. The immediate result is uncertainty, not clarity, for states that have already built their election systems around absentee ballots.

Why it matters: Mail-voting chaos

First recorded Aug 25, 2026·Meaningfully updated Aug 25, 2026

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