One justice said the attempt to change the rules ahead of the 2026 elections would be "arbitrary and capricious” and violated the Administrative Procedures Act.

Peters still left the door open to working with Shasta County on elections and doubled down on her statements that electronic voting machines should be discontinued.

Shasta County registrar Clint Curtis told CyberScoop he needs Peters to help manage the county’s 2026 elections and he’s not concerned about her past conviction.

The rules have already been rejected by multiple state courts, but the Trump administration said it’s preparing in case of a favorable Supreme Court decision.  

The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily reversed an earlier decision through the shadow docket. 

Election officials are facing an impossible choice: follow federal directives they don’t trust, or risk becoming targets of a criminal investigation.

The memo claims a robust executive branch role vetting voter eligibility. One Secretary of State called it a “fantasy” that “isn’t worth the paper it’s printed on.”

Brian Dye, CEO of Corelight

In a scathing opinion, Judge David Carter called the federal government’s demands for unredacted voter data “unprecedented and illegal.”

The bill likely won’t get far in a GOP-controlled Congress, but proponents described it as part of a broader effort to push back through constitutional institutions.