Appeals Court Temporarily Lets USPS Advance Trump Mail Voting Rule
The court’s pause lets USPS keep developing a ballot-tracking system that critics say could delay or reject mail ballots for millions of voters.
- On Friday, a federal appeals court paused a lower court ruling, allowing the USPS to advance a Trump-backed mail voting rule while litigation continues.
- Earlier this month, a federal judge blocked the plan, finding it likely violated a 2021 settlement with the NAACP requiring the Postal Service to take "extraordinary measures" through at least 2028.
- The rule mandates that States submit voter lists and use unique barcodes, though Critics warn these federal requirements could disproportionately delay or reject ballots from Local areas.
- Judges noted the legal challenge may be premature, creating a patchwork landscape where Some rulings block parts of the policy while others allow the rulemaking process to move forward.
- With the 2026 midterms approaching, the ongoing legal battle creates uncertainty for Americans, potentially changing election rules close to Election Day for States and voters relying on mail ballots.
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Federal Appeals Court Clears USPS to Move Forward on Mail-in Ballot Voter Data Rule
A federal appeals court on Friday handed the Trump administration a partial victory in its effort to overhaul how the U.S. Postal Service handles mail-in ballot delivery, lifting a lower court injunction that had blocked the rule from moving forward. A three-judge panel on the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously halted a district court order that had barred USPS from restricting delivery of mail-in and absentee ballots in states that refus…
Mail-In-Voting: Appeals Court Hands Trump Big Win – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
In March of 2026 President Trump issued Executive Order 14399, “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections,” directing the U.S. Postal Service to create a rule whereby any state that intends to send mail-in ballots to voters must provide a list of those eligible to participate in federal elections or the USPS “shall not transmit” those ballots. The obvious goal of the EO is to keep ballots from reaching people who are n…
Appeals Court Rules USPS Will Suffer 'Irreparable Harm' if Prevented From Blocking Ballots
A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday cleared the USPS to press ahead with controversial changes to how it handles mail‑in and absentee ballots ahead of November's midterm elections, ruling that the Postal Service would suffer 'irreparable harm' if blocked from implementing the policy while lawsuits continue. The dispute centres on a Trump administration push to tighten control over which voters receive mail‑in and absentee ballots. In…
MACDONALD: USPS Vote-by-Mail Rule is Alive. ALIVE!
You can never tell with District Court judges. Even after SCOTUS suggests it would be inappropriate for a tiny judge in a tiny pond to cast orders with national effect, they keep doing it. And I know, I’m singing to the choir on the judge problem. The left goes shopping. Finds one willing to do ... Read more The post MACDONALD: USPS Vote-by-Mail Rule is Alive. ALIVE! appeared first on Granite Grok.
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