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US Postal Service seeks to require states to submit lists of voters

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A mail-in ballot, during the Pennsylvania primary election, is displayed in this illustration picture taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/Illustration
A mail-in ballot, during the Pennsylvania primary election, is displayed in this illustration picture taken in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/Illustration Hannah Beier Reuters

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Postal Service would require states to provide a list of voters who received mailed ballots as part of new rules proposed on Friday, one day after a federal judge declined to immediately block President Donald Trump's related executive order.

The USPS proposal, published in a Federal Register notice, would require states to give the USPS the names along with the barcodes tied to their mail-in ballot for federal elections. The public has 30 days to comment on the plan before the Trump administration can finalize it.

On Thursday, Washington-based U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols declined to block Trump's March 31 order on mail-in ballots but did not say whether it was lawful.

(Reporting by David Shepardson and Susan Heavey; additional reporting by Daphne Psaledakis)

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This story was originally published May 29, 2026 at 12:48 PM.

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