USPS makes new rules for mail-in ballots

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USPS makes new rules for mail-in ballots
ABC News, Aug 23, 2026

The United States Postal Service (USPS) has released a new rule adding verification requirements to all mail-in ballots.

These changes will not go into effect until the court lifts its current injunction. The mail service said the changes would occur immediately if given the go-ahead.

Under the proposed change, states would be required to collect and report basic voter information, like a voter's name and home address, attached to a unique barcode on every mail-in ballot distributed.

State election authorities would then be required to input this information into a "federal ballot mail portal" before the ballot is accepted into the mail stream.

The USPS said it would not deliver ballots to any state not in compliance with these changes.

The move comes after months of attempts by the administration to collect voter information in the name of election integrity. Some experts are concerned that consolidation of that information into federal hands undermines the Constitution's system of state-run elections.

"If the administration can determine who is American enough to register to vote, who can prove it sufficiently, then they would have a lot of power to shape the electorate," said Jonathan Diaz, director of voting advocacy for the bipartisan nonprofit Campaign Legal Center.

The new requirements fall short of demands from President Donald Trump, whose March executive order on mail-in ballots would have established statewide voter citizenship lists from Social Security or immigration databases, established uniform ballots, and had the USPS "coordinate with the USPS Office of Inspector General and the Department of Justice for investigation of suspected unlawful use of the mail involving Federal election materials."

More: https://abcnews.com/US/usps-makes-new-rules-mail-ballots/story?id=135879673

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It is a good start.

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The Supreme Court allowed the Trump admin to enforce revised mail-ballot restrictions
Fox News, Aug 24, 2026

The Supreme Court on Monday handed the Trump administration a victory, allowing it to enforce President Donald Trump’s "election integrity" executive order restricting mail-in voting ahead of the November midterms.

The high court lifted an injunction that had blocked the order in 23 states that challenged it after the administration appealed in July; Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.

The U.S. Postal Service and Justice Department said they would immediately implement the revised mail-ballot restrictions after the ruling.

The decision appears to leave room for additional court challenges that could further slow Trump’s order.

This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. The Associated Press contributed to this report.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-scores-supreme-court-win-mail-in-voting-restrictions-before-midterms

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https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/2093025714690052112

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https://twitter.com/nicksortor/status/2093030411001647531

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From the original article:
"Under the proposed change, states would be required to collect and report basic voter information, like a voter's name and home address, attached to a unique barcode on every mail-in ballot distributed.
State election authorities would then be required to input this information into a "federal ballot mail portal" before the ballot is accepted into the mail stream."

This sounds great in theory but is probably unworkable in the real world.

How are the states going to accomplish this considering the absolute number of ballots, each of which must be "individualized" like this? Particularly in the states where ALL voting is now "by mail".

I'm thinking that pursuant to an actual hearing before the Supreme Court, the High Court may rule for the states, citing both the complexity in trying to comply AND the section of the Constitution that gives the states the right to manage their own elections. I could be wrong in this prediction.

There are ways to fix this.
But the steps to do so have to be taken at the "Constitutional level".
Nothing else will get the leftist states under control and back into the fold.