US Postal Service rule tightens mail-in voting despite court orders blocking changes
Rule would require states to provide federal government with information on voters in return for delivering ballots The US Postal Service prepared to publish a final rule late on Friday to impose new requirements on states to provide the federal government with information on voters before the November midterm congressional elections, despite a pair of court orders that currently block the…
The US Postal Service (USPS) is set to publish a final rule that would impose new requirements on states to provide the federal government with voter information ahead of the November midterm elections. However, this move is being challenged by two court injunctions issued in California and Massachusetts, which currently prevent the implementation of these changes.
The USPS acknowledges in the final rule that these injunctions bar them from moving forward with the adjustments to comply with an executive order signed by former President Donald Trump in March.
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