Election officials say they can’t comply with Trump’s proposed mail ballot rules
Officials say the new barcode and voter-data requirements could reject ballots and impose millions of dollars in costs before ballots are mailed.
- On Wednesday, election officials warned that complying with President Donald Trump's new mail ballot rules before the November 3, 2026, general election is unfeasible, citing insurmountable practical hurdles and unworkable timelines.
- Trump's March executive order directed the United States Postal Service to strictly regulate mail ballot envelope designs and collect voter data through a new federal portal to increase election oversight.
- Washington Elections Director Stuart Holmes noted reprinting envelopes could cost nearly $2 million, while a whistleblower report released Tuesday warned the system lacks testing and could trigger mass ballot rejections.
- The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals is considering the administration's request to lift a federal judge's pause on the rule, which remains in effect through September 11 while legal challenges proceed.
- Democratic lawmakers and election experts warn the hasty rollout threatens to disenfranchise thousands of voters, while the Postal Service maintains the portal is part of a broader, year-round effort to ensure election mail security.
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Donald Trump's government is once again moving to the U.S. Supreme Court in the fight for tougher rules for the postal election.
Lake and McHenry County clerks facing uncertainty over vote-by-mail ballots amid lawsuits challenging Trump's executive order
Election officials in Lake and McHenry counties are set to send out vote-by-mail ballots later this month as a lawsuit battle continues over new postal rules, ordered by President Donald Trump, that would change how counties send those ballots. The dispute began when President Donald Trump signed an executive order, named “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and […]
Election officials raise alarm over implementing new mail voting rules before midterms: "Virtually impossible"
One official in California said that scanning individual ballots for every voter in the state would take roughly 43 years based on the Postal Service's estimates.
Appalachian News-Express
Colorado prepares to mail ballots as usual despite order
(The Center Square) - Colorado is set to mail ballots to all of its registered voters for the November midterm elections as usual despite ongoing litigation surrounding a federal order and conflicting judicial rulings about the U.S. Postal Service.
US President Donald Trump wants to massively restrict the US postal election, and a new postal system could also distort the outcome of the congressional elections.
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