WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) joined more than 250 current and former Democratic and Republican members of Congress in a court filing challenging the legality of President Trump’s Executive Order seeking to limit mail-in voting ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

 

The group, made up of a bipartisan, bicameral coalition of 261 lawmakers, filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court of the United States in the matter of United States Postal Service, et al., v. State of California, et al., a lawsuit brought by a coalition of State Attorneys General against the U.S. Postal Service. The court case challenges a Final Rule issued by the USPS pursuant to Trump’s directive that imposes unconstitutional and unworkable restrictions on mail-in voting, including requiring states to provide a “citizenship verification list” and attempting to give USPS control over who can vote by mail.

 

“President Trump’s executive order on mail voting is illegal and a danger to our democracy. The Constitution is clear: states run elections in America – not the President. Nearly half a million Minnesotans voted by mail in the 2024 election, and we have already seen record numbers of mail-in ballots submitted in this year’s primary. While President Trump triples down on trying to restrict Minnesotans’ ability to vote, we’re fighting to do everything we can to defend the Constitution, the rule of law, and every Americans’ right to vote. I’m proud to stand with hundreds of Democrats and Republicans in this fight. Whether you live in rural Minnesota, a suburb, or the Twin Cities, no president of any party should take away your ability to vote,” said Congresswoman Kelly Morrison.

 

One-third of Americans are expected to vote by mail in the upcoming midterm elections—a voting practice Donald Trump himself used as recently as August 2026, when the president voted in Florida’s Republican primary.

 

In the court filing, the amici curiae argue that Trump’s Executive Order 14399, “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections,” violates 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.

 

 

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