Attorney General James Releases Statement on Supreme Court Mail-In Voting Decision

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today released the following statement after the Supreme Court stayed a lower court’s order protecting access to mail-in voting for the 2026 midterm elections:

“This decision is a painful setback, but it will not be the final word. The right to vote is sacred, and no administration should be allowed to put that right in jeopardy by making it harder for eligible voters to cast their ballots.

“This fight is far from over. We are exploring our legal options.”

Attorney General James, 22 other attorneys general, and the governor of Pennsylvania, filed a lawsuit on April 3 challenging the president’s executive order that would have upended state election systems, baselessly restricted mail-in voting, and threatened election officials with prosecution for carrying out their duties. On June 25, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted the coalition's motion for summary judgment and blocked key provisions of the executive order. After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit declined to overturn the ruling, the Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court, and today the Supreme Court granted the administration’s motion for a stay of the District Court's decision.