Supreme Court weighs Trump’s mail-in voting plan as California readies early ballots

The U.S. Supreme Court is poised to rule on President Trump’s plan to limit universal mail-in voting, giving California officials seven weeks until the November election to prepare ballots and urge early voting.

California’s county registrars, including Santa Cruz and Los Angeles, are monitoring the court’s decision and are already planning to mail ballots by the state’s Oct. 5 deadline, while exploring pop‑up stations and mobile voting options.

The legal saga began with Trump’s March executive order and a lawsuit by more than 20 Democratic attorneys general, and the federal courts have since upheld a temporary injunction, leaving the postal service’s portal still in development.

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