USPS publishes rule requiring states to provide list of mail-in voters

The USPS has finalized a rule requiring states to provide lists of mail-in voters to the agency, aligning with a previous executive order from Donald Trump. However, the rule remains blocked by a federal injunction issued by a district court judge.
Why it matters
The regulation highlights ongoing legal and political tensions regarding election administration and the role of federal agencies in mail-in voting processes.
The United States Postal Service (USPS) published a rule Friday that would require states to provide lists of voters who received mail-in ballots to the agency. The USPS rule, first proposed June 2, moves to align the agency with President Donald Trump's March 31 executive order, which, among other things, ordered the agency to mandate that all states that plan to use USPS to send mail-in ballots notify the agency at least 90 days before an election and to send USPS a list of eligible voters the state plans on providing a mail-in ballot to at least 60 days before the election. "Any state that intends to receive mail-in or absentee ballots from individual voters through the Postal Service must ensure that such individuals have been enrolled with the Postal Service for inclusion on the state's Mail-In and Absentee Participation List," the new rule states.
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