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Supreme Court stays New Hampshire election order
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The Supreme Court granted a stay on October 22, 2026. The stay applied to a federal district court order requiring New Hampshire's secretary of state to correct public statements about voter registration.
The stay applies to preliminary injunctions issued on October 2 and October 5, 2026, by the U.S. District Court for the District of New Hampshire, the Court said.
The orders will remain stayed pending appeal to the First Circuit and potential Supreme Court review.
The Court cited the principle that lower federal courts should ordinarily not alter election rules on the eve of an election.
Justice Jackson dissented. The case did not fall within the Purcell principle because the district court had not changed any election rule.
The injunction required the secretary of state to conform public statements to the letter of state law.
The district court had found the secretary’s guidance about registration and ballot-receipt requirements was misleading.
Sources
- Scanlan v. Coalition for Open Democracy Revisions: 10/23/26 Supreme Court of the United States
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