New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill is pushing back against a U.S. Supreme Court decision that gave President Donald Trump a significant legal victory in his effort to restrict mail-in voting ahead of the November midterm elections.
The Supreme Court ruled 6–3 on Monday to lift a lower-court injunction that had blocked parts of Trump’s executive order targeting mail-in voting. The decision allows the administration to move forward with portions of the order, although another injunction remains in place and the broader legal fight is not over.
Sherrill reacted sharply on X shortly after the ruling.
“This is a terrible decision from Trump’s Supreme Court,” she wrote. “States run elections, not Donald Trump.”
She added that she would do everything she can to protect New Jerseyans’ right to vote “by mail and in person.”
Trump’s executive order, issued in March, directs federal agencies to take a greater role in mail-in voting procedures, including compiling lists of eligible voters and setting additional requirements for mailed ballots. Critics argue that the measures could interfere with states’ constitutional authority to administer elections, while the administration says the changes are intended to strengthen election integrity.
The Supreme Court did not make a final ruling on the constitutionality of the entire executive order. Instead, the majority found that the states challenging the order had not yet shown sufficient concrete harm from some of the federal actions at issue. The three liberal justices dissented.
A separate court order still blocks the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing portions of the new mail-in voting rules, meaning the legal status of several provisions remains unsettled just months before the midterm elections.
For New Jersey, Sherrill’s response signals that the state is likely to defend its existing vote-by-mail system if federal restrictions move forward.
Source: Reuters; Gov. Mikie Sherrill on X
By NJ RADAR Team
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