US Postal Service says mail-in ballot restrictions now in effect
The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of changes backed by President Donald Trump, but new challenges have been filed. New restrictions on how the United States Postal Service will handle mail-in ballots are now in effect, even as challenges in court to the measures touted by US President Donald Trump continue.
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Key Facts
- Fact 1: The Postal Service announcement on Thursday comes as states are preparing to send out millions of ballots to voters through the mail ahead of US midterm elections scheduled across the US on November 3.
- Fact 2: Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow mail-in voting restrictions US Postal Service shares mail-in ballot restrictions despite court ruling US Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting “The government subsequently received such relief from those injunctions, meaning the injunctions no longer preclude the implementation of the Rule for November 3, 2026 or any earlier federal election,” the independent federal agency said.
- Fact 3: Other court challenges to the rules continue, however, including a fresh case filed in a federal court in the US state of Massachusetts on Wednesday by 24 states.
- Fact 4: Monday’s Supreme Court case, which has a 6-3 conservative majority, ruled in the Trump administration’s favor in one of those key challenges: Officials from dozens of states had sued to block the presidential order, arguing that the US Constitution gives states and Congress the power to run elections and that Trump’s changes could lead to chaos and partisan abuse.
The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of changes backed by President Donald Trump, but new challenges have been filed. New restrictions on how the United States Postal Service will handle mail-in ballots are now in effect, even as challenges in court to the measures touted by US President Donald Trump continue.
The Postal Service announcement on Thursday comes as states are preparing to send out millions of ballots to voters through the mail ahead of US midterm elections scheduled across the US on November 3. Trump asks US Supreme Court to allow mail-in voting restrictions US Postal Service shares mail-in ballot restrictions despite court ruling US Supreme Court sides with Trump administration on mail voting “The government subsequently received such relief from those injunctions, meaning the injunctions no longer preclude the implementation of the Rule for November 3, 2026 or any earlier federal election,” the independent federal agency said. The new procedures mean the agency would compile lists of eligible voters using input from US states and only deliver ballots to individuals who are on those lists.
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