Protect Washingtonians' right to vote by mail and oppose federal interference with free and fair elections, including Trump administration efforts to restrict mail-in ballots.

The Administration must not be allowed to take the right of Washingtonians to vote by mail or interfere with our free and fair elections.

Cantwell said the Trump administration must not be allowed to take away Washingtonians' vote-by-mail rights or interfere with elections after the Supreme Court allowed implementation of an executive order affecting mail-in ballots.

Cantwell Statement on SCOTUS Decision Enabling Trump Admin to Restrict Mail-In Ballots
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I’m calling on my colleagues in the United States Senate to do their oversight job and hold hearings as to why the President of the United States and the Postal Service is disenfranchising voters across the United States with policies that are leaving them with a ballot that was cast, but never counted

Cantwell called for Senate oversight hearings on USPS ballot-postmarking policies that she says disenfranchise voters and undermine mail-in voting.

Press Releases | News | U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington
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Application (26A305) for stay presented to Justice Jackson and by her referred to the Court is denied.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Supreme Court denied emergency relief that would have allowed USPS ballot-mail requirements to proceed, leaving a lower-court injunction in place for the upcoming election cycle.

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Docket for 26A305
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I’m glad a majority of the Supreme Court Justices rejected Trump’s mail-in ballot scheme

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Cantwell publicly framed the Supreme Court action as a block on Trump administration interference with vote-by-mail, while still urging Washingtonians to avoid postal delays.

partial same_term A for effort

Cantwell Statement on the Supreme Court’s Ruling That Blocks U.S. Postal Service From Interfering With Vote-by-Mail
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11. Maria Cantwell Senator from Washington

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Cantwell was listed among congressional amici opposing emergency relief for the USPS ballot-mail rule; the brief argued the executive branch lacked authority over the disputed election rules.

partial same_term A for effort

20260908102857397_26A305%20bsac%20Bipartisan%20Current%20and%20Former%20Members%20of%20Congress.pdf
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to warn Washington voters about Administration efforts to undermine their right to vote.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Cantwell and Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs held a press conference warning voters about federal postal practices affecting mail ballots, showing continued opposition but also ongoing unresolved harm.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Press Releases | News | U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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The rate of ballots that were rejected for late postmarks (referred to as “too-lates”) increased 32% in Washington state’s August 2026 primary

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Cantwell’s report documented continuing vote-by-mail problems in Washington from postal delays, indicating the promised protection was not fully achieved despite active opposition.

unresolved same_term A for effort

snapshot_report_-_increases_in_late_postmarking_disenfranchised_wa_voters.pdf
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

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joined her colleagues in introducing bicameral legislation to protect voters and election workers from intimidation and threats of violence at polling places.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Cantwell joined new election-protection legislation addressing voter and election-worker intimidation; introduction is concrete effort but not enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Cantwell & Colleagues Introduce Bill to Prohibit Firearms at Polling Places Nationwide, Protecting Voters & Election Workers
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%