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U.S. President Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House

Politics Apr 02

Democrats sue to block Trump's executive order targeting mail ballots

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Politics Mar 24

U.S. President Trump boards Air Force One for travel to Florida, at Joint Base Andrews
Trump casts Florida ballot by mail as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option

Trump has in the last week called mail-in voting "cheating" and "corrupt as hell" as he urges Congress to pass the SAVE Act, a sweeping bill that would bar universal mail ballots.

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Politics Mar 22

U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington
LISTEN: Supreme Court considers late-arriving mail ballot laws in case that may affect midterms

The Supreme Court's conservative majority sounds skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics Jan 14

FILE PHOTO: A view of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington
Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law

The high court ruled 7-2 that Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. has the legal right to challenge the law, even though the ballots likely had little effect on a race he won handily.

By Associated Press

Nation Jan 05

U.S. Postal Service (USPS) truck rolls in Morgan General Mail Facility in New York
How this new mail rule could affect your ballot, your tax return and more

The rule, which went into effect on Christmas Eve, defines the meaning of a postmark, the date printed or stamped on most mailed items.

By Tim McPhillips

Nov 10

Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target ahead of midterms

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Mississippi is among 18 states and the District of Columbia that accept mailed ballots received after Election Day as long as the ballots are postmarked on or before that date, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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Aug 23

Watch 6:18
Does Trump have the power to end mail-in voting? Legal scholar weighs in

By John Yang, Harry Zahn

With control of Congress at stake in the 2026 midterm elections, Trump is doubling down on efforts to end mail-in voting. In the 2024 election, nearly 30% of Americans who voted cast their ballots by mail. Despite a multimillion-dollar Republican…

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Aug 18

Fact-checking Trump's claim the U.S. is the 'only country' that uses mail-in voting

By Amy Sherman, PolitiFact

President Donald Trump vowed to take action against voting by mail, which he said makes the United States an outlier.

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Nov 02

Rejecting GOP plea, Supreme Court lets Pennsylvania count contested provisional ballots

By Mike Catalini, Michael Rubinkam, Marc Levy, Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal from Republicans that could have led to thousands of provisional ballots not being counted in Pennsylvania as the presidential campaigns vie in the final days before the election in the nation’s biggest battleground…

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Sep 25

Election rules are changing in several states, even with voting set to begin

By Ali Swenson, Associated Press

It can be a challenge to keep track of these 11th-hour changes, so here's a quick guide.

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