AG James: restrictions "could have thrown our elections into chaos"
Letitia JamesAttorney General of New York
New York Attorney General Letitia James said Trump's mail-in voting restrictions "could have thrown our elections into chaos," welcoming the Supreme Court's block.
“This last-minute change could have thrown our elections into chaos, and I am truly relieved the Court granted this reprieve.”
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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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NY Attorney General Letitia James's official statement welcoming the Supreme Court's block on Trump's mail-in voting restrictions.
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Official statement after the Supreme Court's ruling.
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James directly condemns the restrictions as a change that could have thrown elections into chaos, welcoming the Court's block.
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Correction to: Statement by Letitia James
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- Speaker: Ken Martin
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- Speaker: Letitia James
We attributed New York Attorney General Letitia James's statement to Ken Martin. Her office issued the statement, and we have corrected the speaker.
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NY Attorney General Letitia James's official statement welcoming the Supreme Court's block on Trump's mail-in voting restrictions.
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