The Washington Post reports:

President Donald Trump is running out of time in his quest to limit voting by mail, as a judge holds up his plans, and election officials begin sending ballots to voters in two swing states and gear up to send them across the country.

Nearly a third of voters used mail ballots in 2024, and last-minute changes to how they’re handled could lead to undelivered ballots and uncounted votes.

Trump has long argued that mail ballots are prone to fraud, though evidence over many elections and independent investigations suggests mail-in balloting is secure and any fraud is exceedingly rare. Trump regularly votes by mail, including in last month’s primaries in Florida.

A judge has blocked Trump’s plans for now in a legal fight that has made its way to the Supreme Court once and could soon be before the justices again.

The Supreme Court could still upend mail ballot rules, but the president and the U.S. Postal Service are running out of options that don’t involve significant upheaval because tens of thousands of voters will be getting ballots in their mailboxes in the coming days. [Continue reading…]