Postal Service Rule Could Bar Millions From Voting By Mail

A judge temporarily blocked the agency from refusing to deliver ballots in noncompliant states, which could disproportionately affect Democrats and many battleground elections.

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A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing new mail voting requirements for November's midterm elections. CBS News election law contributor David Becker has the details.

Federal judge raises constitutional questions and temporarily blocks Trump-backed mail-in voting rule  Chicago Tribune

The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s order halting new US Postal Service restrictions on mail-in ballots, moving quickly to reinstate the challenged rules after they were paused in a high-stakes clash that could shape the November midterms and the fight to control Congress.

In North Carolina, where a deadline to send out the ballots is imminent, state and local officials try to answer voters’ questions, as well as their own.

Election officials say mail-in ballot rules could compromise midterms  USA Today

August 28, 2026 9:37 AM ET An Obama-appointed judge once again temporarily barred the U.S. Postal Service from carrying out President Donald Trump’s restrictions on mail-in ballots in a Thursday ruling. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani lifted a preliminary injunction Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that

Gene Hamilton says federal agencies like USPS can now move forward with Trump's mail-in ballot safeguards after the Supreme Court's ruling.

California and a coalition of other Democratic-led states sued again to block the U.S. Postal Service from implementing new nationwide rules for mail ballots.