Black Leaders Welcome Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Mail-In Voting

The U.S. Supreme Court dealt another setback to President Donald Trump's efforts to restrict mail-in voting, ruling in favor of preserving broader access to absentee ballots ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, Garren Keith Gaynor reported for TheGrio.

Black leaders welcomed a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that upheld Mississippi's mail-in voting law ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.

Civil rights organizations and Black leaders welcomed the court's decision in Watson v. Republican National Committee, which upheld a Mississippi law allowing mail-in ballots received up to five days after Election Day to be counted.

The ruling came a week after a federal district court struck down Trump's executive order directing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to regulate mail-in voting.

"Good news rarely comes out of this Supreme Court, but today's ruling is a win for our democracy," said NAACP President Derrick Johnson.

Addressing Black voters, Johnson added, "Your vote still matters. Otherwise, those in power like Donald Trump wouldn't be trying so hard to silence you at every turn."

He urged voters to participate in the upcoming elections, saying, "These rare victories should energize everyone to show up at the polls this November and vote because if we do, we can and we will stop this administration."