Mail-in Voters Weigh Flying to Vote in Person and Other Backup Plans Amid Uncertainty
The legal fight could affect about 1 in 3 voters who cast ballots by mail in the last two federal elections, officials said.
- On Sunday, the Trump administration filed its third Supreme Court appeal in six weeks, seeking to implement new U.S. Postal Service rules for mail-in ballots as several states attempt to block the agency's oversight role.
- U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani blocked the USPS plan, ruling the agency lacks authority to regulate voting and noting the administration provided no evidence of mail-voting fraud to justify the sudden requirements.
- Election officials warn of "confusion and chaos" under the new rules, with Wisconsin and Washington leaders stating the barcode requirements are effectively "impossible" to meet in time.
- Secure Families Initiative executive director Sarah Streyder warned that system delays could leave military personnel on submarines without a chance to cast their votes, threatening service members' disenfranchisement.
- A recent whistleblower report alleged the new ballot enforcement systems were inadequately tested, prompting the USPS inspector general's office to initiate an independent review, spokesperson Tara Linne confirmed last week.
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Mail-in voters weigh flying to vote in person and other backup plans amid uncertainty
Voters and election officials are navigating uncertainty about mail-in voting for the midterms as the legal fight drags on over the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's bid for restrictions.
USPS mail-in ballot rule enjoined
BOSTON — A federal court in Massachusetts issued a renewed preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Postal Service from implementing its final order regarding how it will handle mail-in ballots for the 2026 midterm elections. The order likely amounts to an unlawful attempt to regulate federal elections, a power delegated only to Congress and the states.
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Chippewa HeraldWisconsin clerks sending mail-in ballots as Trump wages court fight
Judge extends pause on ‘unconstitutional’ Trump order, postal rule limiting vote-by-mail
By Jacob Fischler | AZ Mirror A U.S. Postal Service rule restricting mail-in voting, like the executive order from President Donald Trump that spurred it, is unconstitutional, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani said in a Friday order extending a freeze on the policy. The Trump administration quickly appealed the order to the 1st U.S. Circuit […]
Postal Service overstepped its powers with mail voting rules, pro-voter groups tell appeals court
The U.S. Postal Service’s new mail voting rules overstep the authority granted to it by Congress, pro-voting groups argued in a brief asking a federal appeals court to keep the rule frozen before the upcoming elections.
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