Twenty-three states, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit to block a finalized 95-page USPS rule requiring election officials to submit mail voters’ names and addresses to a federal portal along with unique barcodes for ballot envelopes. The Supreme Court had lifted an earlier injunction on Monday, allowing the Trump administration to move forward with its mail-in voting policy. The plaintiffs argue the rule exceeds USPS statutory authority, violates the Voting Rights Act and could prevent eligible voters from receiving ballots due to administrative errors or technical failures. The midterms are less than 10 weeks away, though a separate nationwide injunction still blocks implementation for the November 3 election.
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