Trump administration will comply with mail ballot ruling by Supreme Court, Blanche says

September 15, 2026 / 5:58 PM EDT / CBS News

Attorney General Todd Blanche pledged the Trump administration would comply with the Supreme Court's ruling Monday that effectively blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new regulations for mail voting ahead of November's midterm elections.

The high court rejected the administration's efforts to move forward with the new rules, which were finalized last month, while multiple legal challenges proceed. The new rules would mandate that mail ballot envelopes meet certain design requirements, including unique barcodes, and would require state and local election officials to submit to a government-operated portal certain information about voters receiving mail ballots.

Several states have already begun sending mail ballots, and election officials at the state and local levels have said it would be difficult to comply with the rules in time for the upcoming elections. Many have warned of mass voter disenfranchisement if the new Postal Service rules were implemented before the November elections.

"Of course, we're going to comply with the Supreme Court's decision, as we always do," Blanche said in response to a question from CBS News while briefing reporters at the White House on Tuesday. "That doesn't mean that we're not going…

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