Supreme Court upholds mail-in voting after federal push to restrict ballots
Native voters, rural residents, older Americans rely on vote-by-mail
In a major decision with implications for Native voters in the upcoming midterm elections, the Supreme Court on Monday ruled against changes that would have curtailed mail-in voting access.
“The Government is unlikely to succeed on the merits of its challenge,” the court stated in its decision Monday, preserving mail-in voting options that are disproportionately utilized by Indigenous voters in many states.
Civic engagement groups and human rights advocates have been outspoken critics of the proposed changes to mail-in voting that were pushed by President Donald Trump. These activists have pointed out that in addition to Native voters, older adults and rural people rely heavily on vote-by-mail options too.
Justices Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas dissented from the majority opinion striking down the federal government’s hoped-for changes to mail-in voting.
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