Citizenship voting group asks Supreme Court to save Michigan ballot bid

The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a federal judge’s temporary block on new USPS rules for mail ballots ahead of the November midterms, arguing required systems (including a voter-data tracking portal) were ready and that the court should allow the rules to proceed. The rules would require compliant envelopes with specific barcodes and USPS approval, and would bar delivery if ballot data did not match voter lists submitted via the online portal, which Democratic-led states and groups say unlawfully intrudes on state control and could disrupt voting near Election Day. Separately, Justice Brett Kavanaugh rejected an emergency request to force Michigan to place a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot requiring citizenship verification and photo ID. The measure, backed by Americans for Citizen Voting, followed a 2-2 deadlock at Michigan’s Board of State Canvassers over whether enough signatures were valid, with the campaign alleging due process and equal protection violations tied to rejected signatures and denied records. Michigan election officials urged the courts to deny federal intervention, saying the bid lacked strong factual and legal grounding and that state review remained available as deadlines for ballot certification approached.