Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking new U.S. Postal Service mail-in ballot rules ordered by Donald Trump. The blocked rules would have required unique barcodes on ballot envelopes and state-uploaded voter lists, expanding USPS authority over election administration. Massachusetts District Judge Indira Talwani said that imposing these mandates during an active election season makes voter disenfranchisement practically “inevitable”. The Trump administration has appealed to the Supreme Court to enforce the rules, arguing that the Postal Service has regulatory authority over federal mail. The injunction follows a whistleblower complaint warning that the rushed rules could result in catastrophic errors and mass ballot rejections. In fullJudge blocks Trump’s new USPS rules for mail-in ballots with just weeks before midterm electionsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
New USPS mail-in ballot rules blocked by federal judge
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleA federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking new U.S. Postal Service mail-in ballot rules ordered by Donald Trump. The blocked rules would have required unique barcodes on ballot envelopes and state-uploaded voter lists, expanding USPS authority over election administration. Massachusetts District Judge Indira Talwani said that imposing these mandates during an active election season makes voter disenfranchisement practically “inevitable”. The Trump administration has appealed to the Supreme Court to enforce the rules, arguing that the Postal Service has regulatory authority over federal mail. The injunction follows a whistleblower complaint warning that the rushed rules could result in catastrophic errors and mass ballot rejections. In fullJudge blocks Trump’s new USPS rules for mail-in ballots with just weeks before midterm electionsMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
