President Trump will not be on the ballot in the next election but his focus on vote fraud, especially mail-in voting, ensures he will continue pressing the issue. The Supreme Court has provided mixed rulings on his vote suppression attempts ahead of the 2026 midterms, but these decisions have given him a roadmap to shape the electorate for 2028. Last month, the Court tentatively approved an administration effort to identify improperly registered voters, including noncitizens, by expanding the Department of Homeland Security's Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) database to include Social Security records.
While the Court allowed the regulation to take effect, it limited use to individual inquiries due to a federal law blocking major voting rule changes within 90 days of an election—though bulk searches remain possible in 2028. In a separate case, the Court blocked a Trump executive order requiring states to share mail-in ballot request lists with the Postal Service and imposing new envelope and barcode standards, citing insufficient time before the 2026 midterms. However, the unsigned opinion left the door open for a similar rule to return in time for the 2028 presidential election.
Though the vote was 7-2 against the administration, Justice Brett Kavanaugh acknowledged a 'fair prospect' the rule was legal but opposed it due to implementation challenges near Election Day.
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