Arizona’s attorney general welcomes a restraining order against the rule
Attorney General of Arizona
“This is a win for every Arizona voter and the rule of law. Arizonans have voted safely and securely by mail for decades. In a system designed by Republicans, at least three-quarters of Arizona voters choose to vote by mail. Today the court agreed that the federal government cannot upend our election system just weeks before ballots go out.”
Source and context
Official statement
About this source
Official release from the Arizona attorney general’s office, dated August 28, 2026, announcing a temporary restraining order against the USPS rule. It predates both the September injunctions and the Supreme Court’s denial of the stay.
Before the quotation
The release announces a temporary restraining order obtained on August 27, 2026, before the September injunctions and the Supreme Court’s denial of a stay.
After the quotation
The release also reports the court finding that compliance before November was “practically impossible.” Her description of Arizona’s system is her own characterisation.
How this statement is classified
Case context: Should Trump’s new mail-in voting restrictions apply to the 2026 midterms?
The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.
Why this label?
Relative to implementing the mandatory USPS ballot-mail requirements for the November 2026 election, Mayes opposes that implementation and welcomes the order blocking it. She grounds the objection in the timing and in the state’s existing mail-voting system.
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