SCOTUS Rules in Favor of Attorney General Jackson; Strikes Down Mid-Election Postal Service Rule Changes

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, September 14, 2026
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RALEIGH – This evening, the Supreme Court of the United States rejected an attempt by the United States Postal Service to change mail-in voting rules after voting had already begun in North Carolina. Attorney General Jeff Jackson sued to prevent the unlawful rule from upending North Carolina’s elections and to protect states’ authority over elections.

Attorney General Jeff Jackson’s statement is below:

“In a 7-2 vote, the Supreme Court just agreed with us that the Postal Service’s last-minute changes to mail-in voting were a recipe for chaos.

“Ballots in North Carolina have already started going out and coming back. The election is underway. It would have been impossible for the Postal Service to implement a whole new system in time for the election – especially since the new system doesn’t even exist yet.

“As Justice Kavanaugh put it, ‘state and local officials do not have sufficient time to reasonably implement the rule before the elections.’

“We appreciate the Court recognizing the practical reality of the situation. Voting has begun. You don’t change the rules in the middle of the election.”

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