Overview
- The Postal Service says it has started writing a proposed rule, due by the end of May, to carry out the March order that redefines its role in mail voting.
- The directive would build federal “state citizenship lists” from Social Security and immigration records and block delivery of ballots tied to names not on those lists, with a 60-day cutoff for eligibility lists that conflicts with many state timelines.
- Voting-rights groups and Democratic-led states have sued to stop the policy, and a district judge has set an expedited hearing before the May deadline.
- Unions for letter carriers warn the plan could expose workers to criminal penalties and say verifying who can vote is not a postal duty.
- USPS just reported a nearly $2 billion quarterly loss, and current and former officials question whether the cash‑strapped agency has the authority, staff, or systems to screen voter eligibility.