Courtney, 260 Bipartisan Current & Former Members of Congress File Legal Brief to Block Trump Admin from Restricting Mail-In Voting

September 8, 2026 Press Release NORWICH, CT – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined a bipartisan group of 261 current and former Members of Congress in officially filing an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court challenging the legality of President Trump’s Executive Order seeking to restrict mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections. “Nearly a third of all voters in 2024 – including many military servicemembers – cast their votes using mail-in ballots with only a 0.000043% rate of fraud, according to analysis by the nonpartisan Brookings Institution,” Courtney said. “President Trump’s Executive Order to put new restrictions on mail-in voting is a blatant and unconstitutional attempt to purge millions of Americans’ ballots. With some states already beginning to mail out ballots for the November election, the Supreme Court must immediately reject the President’s order and protect our vote.” In the court filing, the Members argue that Trump’s Executive Order 14399, “ Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections ,” and the USPS rule, “ Ballot Mail for Federal Elections ,” which resulted from Executive Order 14399, violate the separation of powers and usurps Congressional authorities outlined in Article I of the U.S. Constitution, which gives the states and Congress exclusive authority over election administration. ###