Dana Taylor

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The Excerpt · Could Trump’s mail-in ballot plan put your vote at risk? · 11 Aug 2026 podcast

Less than 90 days before the midterms, the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to revive a plan that would give the U.S. voice-verified

Postal Service a new role in how mail-in ballots are distributed and delivered. voice-verified

The administration says the rules would help secure elections, but state and election officials warn that changing the system after election preparations are already underway could create significant challenges for voters and election administrators. voice-verified

The big question, if you were a mail-in voter, could your vote not be counted? voice-verified

Hello and welcome to USA Today's The Excerpt. voice-verified

I'm Dana Taylor. voice-verified

Today is Tuesday, August eleventh, twenty twenty-six. voice-verified

Sarah D. voice-verified

Wire covers national politics for USA Today and has been reporting on the legal fight and what it could mean for voters this fall. voice-verified

Sarah, it's always good to have you on. voice-verified

Thanks for having me. voice-verified

Let's start with what's before the court. voice-verified

What is the Trump administration asking the justices to allow? voice-verified

So if an eligible voter is missing from one of these lists, would they know and would there be time to correct the error before their ballot is withheld? voice-verified

Sir, the Justice Department says the lower courts acted too soon because the postal service has not finished writing the rules. voice-verified

Why did the courts step in before the policy was final? voice-verified

What did the lower courts say about whether the president has the authority to make these changes? voice-verified

Election officials have warned that implementing these changes this close to the election could be disruptive. voice-verified

So what would they have to change or redo at this point? voice-verified

The administration argues these rules would help secure elections. voice-verified

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