Trump's USPS mail-ballot rules hit a second roadblock as Supreme Court weighs case
Summary
A federal judge stopped new U.S. Postal Service (USPS) mail-ballot rules for the November elections, adding to a previous court block. The rules, pushed by President Trump’s administration, would let the USPS reject some mail ballots, but courts say the Postal Service does not have this power.Key Facts
- Two federal judges have blocked the USPS mail-ballot rules before the November 3 midterm elections.
- The rules would allow USPS to reject ballots that don’t meet new standards.
- Judge Carl Nichols, appointed by President Trump, said Congress did not give USPS authority to force states to use a federal voting system or reject ballots.
- Another judge, Indira Talwani, found the USPS rules violate the Constitution and federal laws.
- The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow the new USPS rules.
- The USPS has already rejected some Florida ballot envelopes for small design issues.
- A USPS whistleblower said the agency’s new ballot tracking system has errors that could cause ballots to be wrongly rejected.
- The Supreme Court may decide soon on whether to allow the USPS rules.
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