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SAINT PAUL - On Monday, August 24, 2026, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision that would allow the USPS to move forward* with implementing a new rule around mail voting. The decision did not consider the legality of the USPS rule or the underlying executive order, only the timing of the lawsuit.

USPS approved of the final rule for mail voting on August 21, 2026. The rule was drafted to align with the March 31, 2026 Executive Order issued by the President. Under the new rule, states will need to provide USPS with a list of voters who plan to vote by mail and USPS would have the ability to withhold mail ballots if a voter’s name did not appear on that list.

Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon issued the following statement about the Supreme Court decision:

“I want every Minnesotan to know that despite the confusion and litigation – nothing has changed. Our mail voting processes remain secure and locally administered – and every Minnesotan who orders a ballot to vote from home will continue to be able to track that ballot every step of the way on mnvotes.gov.

We continue to believe that the new rules established by USPS for mail voting are unconstitutional – as the U.S. Constitution plainly says that only states and Congress can regulate the time, manner, and place of elections.

We anticipate further litigation on this matter and we will continue to push back against this administration’s attempts to federalize our locally run elections.”

*On August 11, 2026, the U.S. District Court of Massachusetts blocked the implementation of the new USPS rule in a separate court case. That ruling remains in place.