A lawsuit was filed by 25 states to prevent the U.S. Postal Service from implementing new rules to prevent mail-in voting before November's elections. File Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI | License Photo
Aug. 26 (UPI) -- A group of attorneys general from 24 states and the governor of Pennsylvania have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Postal Service to prevent the service from enacting a new rule that gives it control over mail-in ballots just before November's midterm elections.
New York Attorney General Letitia James released a statement to the press that her office had joined the suit.
"Across the country, states are already deep into preparations for the 2026 elections. Now, at the last moment, the federal government is attempting to meddle in those preparations and potentially threaten countless Americans' right to vote," James said in the statement. "The USPS has no authority to decide who can and cannot vote by mail. This new policy will just create confusion, unnecessary costs, and unacceptable risks for voters going into Election Day, and my office is going to court to stop it."
The rule forces states to hand over lists of every eligible voter to the USPS and requires federal pre-approval of ballot envelope designs. Any ballot mailed to or by a voter missing from the federal list, or using an envelope USPS hasn't approved, could be rejected and not delivered, regardless of whether that voter is fully eligible and registered under state law.
