Trump Admin Rushes to SCOTUS to Save Critical Election Integrity Order

Federal law already prohibits non-citizens from voting in federal elections, yet vulnerabilities in voter rolls and mass mail-in systems persist.

The order modernizes verification without rewriting state election administration, relying instead on federal data sharing and secure handling of ballots already moving through the postal system.

A coalition of Democratic-led states, including California, Massachusetts, and more than 20 others plus the District of Columbia, sued in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

On June 25, Judge Indira Talwani ruled that Sections 2 and 3 of the order were “ultra vires and violate the separation of powers,” and barred federal agencies from implementing them for the plaintiff states in elections on or before November 3, 2026.

The First Circuit Court of Appeals later denied the administration’s request for a stay pending appeal.

The Justice Department argues that the injunction inflicts irreparable harm by preventing timely preparation for the midterms.