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States press USPS to scrap mail ballot rule after court setbacks

A 24-state coalition led in part by Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford is pressing USPS to withdraw a proposed mail-ballot rule after two federal court rulings slowed Trump's election order. State officials warn the plan could disrupt the 2026 midterms and shift election authority away from states.

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States press USPS to scrap mail ballot rule after court setbacks
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A voting fight moves to the Postal Service

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar said Friday that Ford is co-leading a 24-state coalition urging the U.S. Postal Service to withdraw a proposed mail-ballot rule, arguing it would restrict voting by mail and intrude on state control of elections.kolotv The formal push comes after two recent court setbacks for President Donald Trump’s attempt to build federal voter lists and reshape how the Postal Service handles ballots.votebeat +1

The proposed rule would create a centralized list of voter information and, according to the coalition, block delivery of ballots to eligible voters who are not on that list.kolotv Washington Attorney General Nick Brown’s office said the attorneys general filed a formal comment letter Thursday asking USPS to drop the plan, calling it an illegal shift of election authority away from states.mynorthwest

Courts have already slowed the plan

The dispute traces back to Trump’s March 31 executive order, which directed the Postal Service to send mail ballots only to voters on federally approved eligibility lists and threatened penalties for states that did not comply.kolotv +1 U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani halted major parts of that order last week for 24 jurisdictions, finding that the president lacked authority to regulate state elections in the way the order attempted.votebeat

A separate ruling this week added a nationwide barrier. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan sided with the NAACP and halted the Postal Service changes, finding that they violated a 2021 settlement requiring USPS to prioritize monitoring and timely delivery of election mail through the 2028 elections.thehill

States warn of midterm disruption

Postmaster General David Steiner told a Senate committee last week that, under the proposed regulation, USPS would not deliver mail ballots in states that refused to hand over absentee voter rolls, saying the agency would tell states it needed the “manifest.”pbs The administration has appealed Talwani’s ruling and argued that USPS is running out of time to build a new system before the November election.votebeat

Ford called the proposal an unconstitutional power grab, while Aguilar warned it would disrupt the midterms and create confusion for voters who rely on mail ballots.kolotv Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown’s office said the coalition also argues the rule conflicts with Postal Service statutes and federal voting laws, and would force states to overhaul election procedures only months before mail voting begins.thebaynet