US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown
- Posted on September 5, 2026
- By Le Monde
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In brief
The 2024 US midterm elections face unprecedented uncertainty as conflicting court rulings create confusion over mail-in voting procedures. Trump's administration seeks Supreme Court intervention to enforce stricter mail ballot regulations, while federal judges block implementation. Election administrators across states scramble to adapt protocols with voting already underway, leaving millions of voters questioning which rules will ultimately apply to their ballots.
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US midterms begin with chaos over mail-voting crackdown
Voters and election officials still do not know what rules may govern millions of mail ballots, as Trump asks the Supreme Court to revive curbs blocked by a federal judge and as states scramble to prepare for changes that could come after voting has begun. A federal judge on Friday extended her previous temporary block on Trump's plan.
