Judge Allows Challenges to Trump’s Mail-In Voting Executive Order to Move Forward

President Donald Trump signs an executive order to limit mail-in voting in the Oval Office of the White House on March 31, 2026. Alex Wong/Getty Images

A federal judge in Boston ruled on June 18 that lawsuits filed by Democratic-led states and voting rights organizations against President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail-in voting can move forward before the November elections.

The decision by U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani creates the possibility that the order could be blocked before the midterm elections, which will determine whether Republicans maintain control of Congress.