States Fight USPS Ballot Rules
States say USPS mail-ballot limits could disrupt voting amid fraud probes.
September 9, 2026 · Updated Sep 9, 9:12pm ET
Los Angeles TimesCalifornia, other states warn Supreme Court of 'chaos' if it lets USPS mail ballot rules stand
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Political WirePostal Service Failed to Properly Handle Some Ballots
TPMElection Officials Gird For Unprecedented Federal Interference in the Midterms
The DispatchA Mail Voting Fight About Nothing
Washington Monthly“Deceive, Disrupt, Deny.” The Looming Threat to This Fall’s Elections
ReasonThe Trump administration's long, fruitless hunt for voter fraud comes to Rhode Island
Raw StoryRepublican election officials revolt against Trump's post office plot
The BulwarkTrump Wants the Mailman Checking Your Ballot
MS NOWStates warn of ‘chaos’ if Supreme Court allows mail-ballot restrictions for midterms
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What happened
California and 22 other states, plus the District of Columbia, asked the Supreme Court to keep a Boston federal judge’s order blocking parts of the Trump administration’s new Postal Service mail-ballot rule for the November midterms. The rule would require states to rapidly revise mail voting systems with new voter lists and bar-coded envelopes, giving USPS a screening role before ballots are delivered. The states said compliance would be impossible in some places and could prevent millions from voting by mail. Nearly 40 current and former election officials from 10 states also urged the court to block the rule.
Trump Voting Rules Fight
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- Sep 6Trump Administration Appeals Ballot LimitsLeans Left
