Voting Groups Ask US Court to Enforce Order Blocking Trump Mail-Voting Rule

August 24, 2026
By Mintesinot Nigussie

Voting rights groups have asked a federal court in Massachusetts to enforce an injunction blocking the Trump administration from implementing a section of an executive order that would change how states administer mail voting.

The plaintiffs in League of Women Voters of Massachusetts v. Trump filed an emergency motion after the US Postal Service issued a final rule on August 21 to implement Section 3 of President Donald Trump’s March 2026 executive order on mail voting.

The groups argue that the USPS rule violates a federal court order that barred the agency from implementing the provision and completing rulemaking for the November 3, 2026 election or earlier elections.

A federal judge in Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction on August 11 blocking USPS from implementing Section 3 for the November election, finding that the provision was likely unconstitutional. The order remains in effect and has not been stayed, according to the plaintiffs.

USPS acknowledged the injunction in its final rule, stating that it would not take steps to implement the rule specifically for the 2026 election unless the injunction is lifted. However, the agency made the rule effective immediately, saying this would allow it to be implemented in time for the November election if the court order were lifted.

The voting groups argue that this creates the risk of last-minute changes to mail voting procedures and could cause confusion among voters and election officials.

The dispute is part of a wider legal battle over the Trump administration’s efforts to impose federal requirements on mail voting and gain access to state voter information.

The plaintiffs include the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts, League of Women Voters, Association of Americans Resident Overseas, US Vote Foundation, OCA - Asian Pacific American Advocates and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority.

They are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, ACLU of Massachusetts, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, Legal Defense Fund, Asian Americans Advancing Justice and LatinoJustice PRLDEF.

In their motion, the groups said enforcement of the preliminary injunction was necessary to prevent the administration from making changes to mail voting procedures ahead of the election.

The legal challenge comes less than three months before the November 3 US general election, leaving the implementation of the disputed mail-voting requirements subject to the outcome of the court proceedings.

Source: FSX Business News