USPS proposes rule requiring states to submit voter lists before mailing absentee ballots, implementing Trump's executive order
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By: Jonathan Shorman - May 29, 2026 1:29 pm
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Summary
The U.S. Postal Service has proposed a rule to implement President Trump's executive order restricting voting by mail, requiring states to submit voter lists before mailing absentee ballots. The rule aims to create uniform standards for mailing absentee ballots but has been criticized by Democratic state officials as an overreach into their constitutional authority to administer elections. The proposed rule appears to moderate some of the harsher aspects of the executive order.
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The proposed rule appears to smooth over some of the rougher edges of the executive order, which has been condemned by Democratic state officials as an intrusion on their constitutional authority to administer elections.
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