US Postal Service Implements Crucial Voter Integrity Measures Despite Leftist Legal Attacks
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The USPS has begun enforcing new mail-in ballot protocols, rooted in a Trump administration executive order, to protect election integrity for the midterms. Predictably, left-leaning states and DC are suing to block these common-sense safeguards.
The United States Postal Service announced Thursday that it is now applying new, much-needed requirements for processing mail-in ballots in the November midterm elections. These rules, stemming from a Trump administration executive order earlier this year, direct the agency to withhold ballots from voters whose registration information does not match data from the Department of Homeland Security and other federal sources—a reasonable measure to prevent fraud and ensure only eligible voters participate.
On Friday, the Postal Service posted a final rule on ballot delivery, making it effective immediately to bolster the security of the election process. The Supreme Court, recognizing the necessity of these protections, lifted a lower-court injunction on Monday, allowing the agency to implement the rule without delay, though the decision did not address the rule’s legality.
Following the court’s procedural ruling, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani removed her nationwide block on the policy. Predictably, left-leaning states and the District of Columbia rushed to file yet another lawsuit on Wednesday, seeking to stop the executive order. They claim the USPS policy is an attempt to change federal election law and infringe on state and congressional powers, but in reality, these measures are essential to uphold the integrity of American elections.
"The USPS policy is part of a broader effort by the administration to rewrite federal election law and usurp the authority of the states and Congress," the plaintiffs said in their filing.