Postal Service Issues Proposal to Block Mail Ballots in States that Don’t Turn over Data

Postal Service Proposes Election Integrity Rule

A proposed rule from the U.S. Postal Service aimed at bolstering election security has received pushback from Democrats. The proposal seeks to “apply uniform standards for the mailing of absentee ballots to and from voters, which the Postal Service understands will facilitate the faithful execution of federal law.” Under the rule, states would “notify the Postal Service of the individuals to whom they are mailing a mail-in or absentee ballot, al…

USPS Is Trump’s Election Chokepoint Target

Image courtesy of The New York TimesEarlier this year, Rebekah Caruthers, president of the Fair Elections Center, made a clear prediction. She expected federal intimidation at the polls, with ICE agents stationed near voting locations and federal officers deployed to suppress turnout among minority voters. This was a reasonable fear. The Trump White House, after all, had spent the last year signaling exactly that kind of escalation.She now think…

D.C. Memo: Postal service seeks voter lists from states

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States Could Lose Mail-In Ballot Delivery Under Trump’s New Voter List Demand

Donald Trump is attempting to add more pressure to states as he continues his effort to restrict mail-in ballots. According to CNN, Trump is now telling state officials to hand over voter lists or face the risk of losing Postal Service delivery for mail-in ballots. How are states responding to Donald Trump’s restrictions on mail-in ballots? At least 23 states have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration so far as they fight back against …

The states that could clash with USPS over mail-in ballots

New ballot rule could expand federal role in elections, drawing legal challenges and raising concerns over feasibility and voter access.

Postal service issues proposal to block mail ballots in states that don’t turn over data

The U.S. Postal Service has proposed a new rule that would allow it to refuse to deliver mail ballots in states that don’t turn over voter rolls to the federal government. The post Postal service issues proposal to block mail ballots in states that don’t turn over data appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.