Posted on September 15, 2026
ACB is happy to announce that the Supreme Court has blocked a new policy which attempted to restrict mail ballots in the 2026 midterm elections. This decision means that states can continue sending out and accepting mail ballots for the upcoming midterm elections as they have done in years past, which is a win for the disability community.
The mail ballot restrictions would have included a requirement for all states to have the same envelope style and to submit lists of eligible voters in an online portal, which was still not operational less than two months out from the midterm elections. The Postal Service could then refuse to deliver ballots to states who did not comply and could toss out millions of ballots if there was even a single barcode error. ACB previously submitted comments in opposition to these proposed restrictions, which can be found at the following link: ACB Comments to the USPS Regarding Access to Mail Ballots (Word doc)
The Supreme Court's decision protects voting by mail for the 2026 midterm elections.
An article from AP News covering this story is linked here: https://apnews.com/article/trump-mail-voting-executive-order-lawsuit-78a4fbeb48d9c5fd27d1c865529fc65f