politics
US Postal Service says new mail ballot rules tied to Trump order are in effect
Move from USPS comes amid Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail-in voting in November’s midterms
TL;DR
- USPS has implemented new requirements for mail-in voting, tied to a Trump executive order.
- The rule mandates USPS to avoid delivering ballots to voters deemed ineligible via federal records.
- The move aims to increase federal oversight over voting and elections.
- The US Supreme Court lifted a lower court's injunction, allowing the rule's implementation.
- Two dozen states and the District of Columbia have filed a new lawsuit to block the executive order.
- States argue the policy is an attempt to rewrite federal election law and usurp state and congressional authority.