Judge blocks Trump’s USPS mail-in ballot changes

Published July 2, 2026 10:48am ET | Updated July 2, 2026 10:48am ET



A federal judge struck down a proposed rule from the Postal Service that would have forced states to turn over their mail-in and absentee voter rolls to the agency.

Senior Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, a nominee of former President Bill Clinton, ordered the USPS to be enjoined from implementing its proposed rule in line with President Donald Trump‘s executive order to stop delivering mail-in ballots to states that do not turn over their voter rolls. The proposed rule outlined a method for each state and the USPS to agree on a “Mail-In and Absentee Participation List,” and how mail-in ballots should be packaged.

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