US Postal Service Cannot Carry Out Trump Order on Mail Ballot Delivery, Judge Rules
The ruling preserves ballot delivery for states that declined to share voter lists and reinforces a 2021 settlement requiring timely election mail.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing a rule restricting mail-in ballot delivery nationwide, ruling the proposal violated a 2021 settlement requiring the agency to prioritize election mail.
- President Donald Trump's March executive order prompted the regulation, directing the USPS to establish new standards for handling federal ballot mail and requiring states to provide eligible voter lists for ballot verification.
- NAACP senior associate general counsel Anthony Ashton labeled the requirements "unnecessary and unlawful barriers," arguing they would disenfranchise millions by allowing the agency to withhold ballots from noncompliant states.
- While the Department of Justice argued the rule improved ballot tracking, the court found it created roadblocks prioritizing federal data collection over the agency's core mandate of timely delivery.
- Legal experts anticipate the administration will appeal this decision, leaving election officials and voters awaiting resolution on mail-in ballot standards less than five months before the November 3 midterm elections.
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