Martin leads joint Democratic statement condemning mail-in voting restrictions
Ken MartinChair, Democratic National Committee (joint statement with the DCCC, DSCC, and DGA chairs)
DNC Chair Ken Martin, joined by DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand, and DGA Chair Andy Beshear, said the Supreme Court "ruled for the American voter and against chaos" and vowed to "use every tool at our disposal" to stop further restrictions on mail-in voting.
“The highest court in the nation yesterday ruled for the American voter and against chaos... Democrats will use every tool at our disposal to stop them.”
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Should Trump’s new mail-in voting restrictions apply to the 2026 midterms?
USPS’s new federal ballot-mail rule requires election officials to meet envelope standards, enroll voters through a federal portal and submit outgoing ballots for verification. The Trump administration argues these are lawful anti-fraud postal controls. Challenging states and civil-rights organizations say USPS is intruding into state-run elections and that the late rollout threatens voters’ access. On September 14, the Supreme Court left a temporary block in place for the 2026 election. Alito and Thomas would have allowed enforcement; Kavanaugh objected to applying the rule this year.
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Joint statement from DNC Chair Ken Martin, DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand, and DGA Chair Andy Beshear on the Supreme Court's ruling against Trump's mail-in voting executive order.
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Joint statement issued the day after the Supreme Court's September 14, 2026 ruling against Trump's mail-in voting executive order.
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The statement was issued jointly with DCCC Chair Suzan DelBene, DSCC Chair Kirsten Gillibrand, and DGA Chair Andy Beshear.
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The joint Democratic committee statement condemns the mail-in voting restrictions as an attempt to sow chaos and pledges to fight further attempts, directly condemning the conduct under scrutiny.
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