Three Secretaries of State from South Dakota, Kansas, and Georgia filed amicus briefs in the litigation regarding the Postal Service rule.
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The Lawfare PodcastSep 14, 2026
Sources support that Secretaries of State from South Dakota, Kansas, and Georgia joined amicus briefs in the USPS mail-ballot litigation, but they show more than three Secretaries of State signing on (Kentucky, North Dakota, New Hampshire, and Utah officials are also named), so the count of 'three' is understated.
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… And it's just really clear, and there, you know, are a bevy of amicus briefs from, you know, everyone from voting rights groups and legal professors to, interestingly, Republican elections officials. And so some of those are at the county level, but that's also three Secretaries of State from, I believe, South Dakota and Kansas and Georgia. And so, in any case, I think that it is pretty easy. So that's, I mean, that's one example. I should give more examples. So there's that. There's the fact that the government was not able so this portal still isn't operational. …
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Contradicts. The same reports name additional secretaries of state beyond the three claimed, including Kentucky, North Dakota (Michael Howe), New Hampshire, and Utah, so the record does not show only three Secretaries of State filed.[2][3][4]
Supports. Multiple reports say Republican secretaries of state from South Dakota, Georgia, and Kansas signed an amicus filing urging the Supreme Court to keep the USPS rule from taking effect for the midterms.[2][3][4]
Context. The amicus brief was filed with a group of 37 to 100 current and former state and local election officials, and the Supreme Court later denied the government's stay request, leaving the injunction in place.[1][3][5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 1 primary, 5 not rated
- 1[PDF] Supreme Court of the United Statessupremecourt.gov · primary source · cited for: context
- 2GOP secretaries of state ask Supreme Court to block Trump mail-in ballot rulespokesman.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 3State Officials Stop USPS Mail Voting Rule from Impacting This Year's Midterms - States United Democracy Centerstatesunited.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports, context
- 4ND Secretary of State Michael Howe joins bipartisan coalition urging Supreme Court to stop new USPS ballot ruleskfyrtv.com · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports
- 5Supreme Court denies Trump administration's request to implement parts of rule on mail-in votingscotusblog.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Top GOP election chiefs call on Supreme Court to halt Trump’s mail voting restrictions for midtermsdemocracydocket.com · not rated · cited for: context
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