Judge Blocks USPS Plan to Refuse Mail-In Ballots — Trump Executive Order Requires States to Share Voter Rolls

President Trump signs an executive order requiring the federal government to compile state citizenship lists and directing the US Postal Service to refuse to mail ballots to anyone the federal government deems ineligible to vote. Postmaster General David Steiner confirms USPS will provide states with information on eligible voters and refuse ballots to those it deems ineligible — a power the Constitution reserves for states. Twenty-three states sue the administration. On June 25, 2026, federal Judge Indira Talwani blocks the plan, ruling the Postal Service does not have constitutional authority to administer elections and Congress has not granted it power to create binding regulations on voting by mail. The ruling notes the executive order's timing makes it 'impossible for the Postal Service to propose the rule through proper channels.' Separately, USPS proposes revising postmark standards so that the postmark date 'does not necessarily align' with the date mail was dropped off — affecting mail-in ballots in states where postmark determines on-time status.