Federal judge considers whether to extend ban on USPS mail ballot changes
Summary
A federal judge in Boston is deciding whether to extend a ban on the U.S. Postal Service’s new rules for handling mail ballots in the upcoming midterm elections. The judge said the Postal Service has not explained how it will enforce these rules, which were created under President Donald Trump’s executive order and have faced legal challenges.Key Facts
- Judge Indira Talwani is deciding whether to keep blocking new Postal Service mail ballot rules.
- These rules were introduced by President Trump’s executive order to regulate mail voting.
- The judge issued a temporary ban on the rules, which expires soon as states start sending mail ballots.
- The Postal Service has not explained how it plans to enforce the new rules.
- The administration may ask the Supreme Court to allow the rules to proceed.
- The rules require states to upload voter lists and get ballot envelope designs approved by the Postal Service.
- Voting rights groups argue only states and Congress can set election rules, not the President.
- A whistleblower warned the rules could cause millions of mail ballots to be discarded over barcode errors.
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