WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service published a final rule Aug. 21 to tighten requirements for mail-in voting ahead of the November congressional elections, despite a court order blocking the changes from taking effect.
USPS said it was issuing its 95-page rule so it could take immediate effect if a court lifted its injunctions on it and be in place for the upcoming election. Under the rule, USPS would not deliver ballots in states that do not comply with the rule’s new standards.
USPS’ final rule requires states to provide lists of voters who received mailed ballots to the agency.
Last week, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston blocked USPS from adopting those rules ordered by President Donald Trump ahead of the November elections that will decide control of Congress.
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