WATCH: Under proposed rule, USPS won't deliver mail ballots to states that don't provide voter rolls, postmaster general says
Summary
The U.S. Postal Service may stop delivering mail-in ballots to states that do not provide lists of absentee or mail ballot requesters to the federal government. Postmaster General David Steiner said this in a Senate hearing while discussing a proposed rule.Key Facts
- The Postal Service could withhold mail ballots from states that do not share absentee ballot request lists with the federal government.
- Postmaster General David Steiner spoke about this possibility during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing.
- Sen. Gary Peters asked if ballots would be delivered to states refusing to share voter rolls.
- Steiner replied that under the new proposed rule, ballots would not be delivered without receiving the required voter list, called a "manifest."
- The proposed rule aims to require states to provide detailed absentee voter information to help USPS manage ballot delivery.
- This issue relates to how elections are conducted and how mail ballots are handled at a federal level.
- The proposed change is part of broader discussions about election administration under President Donald Trump’s administration.
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