Block the USPS Mail Ballot Rule That Threatens Voting Access

Block the Trump administration's proposed USPS rule that would turn the postal service into a gatekeeper for mail-in ballots. This rule would require states to submit voter names, addresses, and ballot-specific barcodes to USPS before any ballot can be delivered — giving a federal agency unprecedented power to reject or return election mail. That is not a neutral postal function. That is voter suppression by bureaucracy. Over 48 million Americans voted by mail in 2024 — roughly one in three voters. USPS delivered those ballots with 99.88% arriving within seven days. That system works. This rule would blow it up just months before the 2026 midterms, and critics including former USPS Board of Governors Vice Chair Anton Hajjar and National Association of Letter Carriers President Brian Renfroe have raised serious doubts about whether the required systems can even be built in time. Courts have already blocked the Justice Department from obtaining voter data directly — this rule looks like a workaround to get that same data through the back door. Congress needs to act to protect mail voting access, not stand by while the executive branch dismantles it.