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Federal judge extends block on new USPS mail ballot rules
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unlawful.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Judge Indira Talwani's temporary order, which had been set to expire on Sept. 10, is now in place indefinitely unless a higher court allows the Trump administration to put the rules into effect.<!-- --> </p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The judge found that immediate implementation of the rules this close to the November election, prompted by President Donald Trump's<!-- --> <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://www-cdn.abcnews.com/Politics/trump-signs-executive-order-aimed-cracking-mail-voting/story?id=131592101" target="_blank" dir="ltr">executive order aimed at tightening access to mail ballots</a>, "threatens disenfranchisement of millions of United States citizens who seek to vote by mail."</p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO GbsKS pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW AMhAA daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc ebfE nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY 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href="https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-administration-files-urgent-appeal-supreme-court-usps/story?id=136187030"><div class="VZTD jIRH mLASH dpDOL cYfNW EnbxU iYmJ IwkEF "><svg aria-hidden="true" class="prism-Iconography prism-Iconography--arrows-rightArrow" focusable="false" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><path fill="currentColor" d="M15 1.6c-.9.9-.9 2.3 0 3.1l9.5 9.5H2.2c-1.2 0-2.2 1-2.2 2.2 0 1.2 1 2.2 2.2 2.2h22.3L15 28.1c-.9.9-.9 2.3 0 3.1.9.9 2.3.9 3.1 0L31.4 18c.9-.9.9-2.3 0-3.1L18.1 1.6c-.8-.9-2.2-.9-3.1 0z"></path></svg></div></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="XQpSH zzkIM UtCfs Ufjyt " data-testid="prism-divider"></div></div><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Talwani concluded that the rules, which mandate nationwide mail ballot design and review requirements and state submission of a voter information database to USPS, are "unconstitutional where it intrudes not only on Congress's<!-- --> <!-- --> Elections Clause powers but also that power left to the States."</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">The decision ups the ante for the U.S. Supreme Court, which had <a class="zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE " data-testid="prism-linkbase" href="https://abcnews.com/Politics/trump-administration-files-urgent-appeal-supreme-court-usps/story?id=136187030" target="_blank" dir="ltr">already been asked to weigh in</a> on Talwani's preliminary injunction. A decision is expected as soon as next week.<!-- --> </p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO GbsKS pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW AMhAA daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc ebfE nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY VvTxJ iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM hbvnu OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD iShaE ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV kRoBe oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><div data-testid="prism-ad-wrapper" style="transition:min-height 0.3s linear 1s" data-ad-placeholder="true"><div data-box-type="fitt-adbox-fitt-article-inline-outstream" data-testid="prism-ad"><div class="Ad fitt-article-inline-outstream ad-slot " data-slot-type="fitt-article-inline-outstream" data-slot-kvps="pos=fitt-article-inline-outstream-1"></div></div></div></div><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Time is of the essence since some states have already begun mailing ballots for the fall election.<!-- --> </p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO fnRUo pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW RMeqy daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc MENS nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY rPLsU iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM IEgzD OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD VWDdR ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV GPGwb oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><div><div class="InlineImage GpQCA lZur asrEW " data-testid="prism-inline-image"><figure class="kzIjN GNmeK pYrtp dSqFO " data-testid="prism-figure"><div class="GpQCA lZur gIjeL " data-testid="prism-ratio-frame"><div class="FvQLF iLTd NqeUA UzzHi iWsMV "><picture data-testid="prism-picture"><source media="(max-width: 414px)" srcSet="https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/999c6922-05ef-4f5f-a97d-8fa7cef59ff6/main-in-ballot-rt-jt-260826_1787768921307_hpMain.jpg?w=375, https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/999c6922-05ef-4f5f-a97d-8fa7cef59ff6/main-in-ballot-rt-jt-260826_1787768921307_hpMain.jpg?w=750 2x"/><source media="(min-width: 415px)" srcSet="https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/999c6922-05ef-4f5f-a97d-8fa7cef59ff6/main-in-ballot-rt-jt-260826_1787768921307_hpMain.jpg?w=750, https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/999c6922-05ef-4f5f-a97d-8fa7cef59ff6/main-in-ballot-rt-jt-260826_1787768921307_hpMain.jpg?w=1500 2x"/><img alt="" class="hsDdd NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl vBqtr KrDt itslR SjwtZ hakZw HlUVI " data-testid="prism-image" draggable="false" loading="lazy" src="https://i.abcnewsfe.com/a/999c6922-05ef-4f5f-a97d-8fa7cef59ff6/main-in-ballot-rt-jt-260826_1787768921307_hpMain.jpg"/></picture></div></div><figcaption><div class="nMMea bNYiy Mjgpa dGwha DDmxa jgKNG RGHCC aBIU PriDW aiQHS lZur " data-testid="prism-caption"><div class="HXPPJ barbu yKsXL IzgMt VcHIt uhSzI YGNMU cRAsZ xqMcl QtRul "><span class="hsDdd OOSI GpQCA lZur VlFaz " data-testid="prism-truncate"><span><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ ">A mail-in ballot, during the Pennsylvania primary election, is displayed in Philadelphia, May 19, 2026.</span></span></span></div><div class="qinlA IpWvx oqZz tylGM lyWxS nWcVF UhTug PPcLh YxlyB "><span class="gtOSm FbbUW tUtYa vOCwz EQwFq yCufu eEak Qmvg nyTIa SRXVc vzLa jgBfc WXDas CiUCW kqbG zrdEG txGfn ygKVe BbezD UOtxr CVfpq xijV soGRS XgdC sEIlf daWqJ YNujN JGtjI aZFDu rkKLh ">Hannah Beier/Reuters, FILE</span></div></div></figcaption></figure></div></div></div><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Trump, who has pushed unfounded claims of widespread mail ballot fraud, wants states to report to USPS basic voter information, such as a voter's name and home address, attached to a unique barcode on every mail-in ballot distributed. 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-->which said at the time that the challenge was premature since the regulations hadn't been finalized.</p><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">Judge Talwani wrote in her opinion Friday that the dispute was now ripe for judicial intervention. "Nothing is hypothetical," she said of the alleged harm to states, voters and voter advocacy groups ahead of the November election.</p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO GbsKS pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW AMhAA daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc ebfE nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY VvTxJ iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM hbvnu OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD iShaE ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV kRoBe oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><div class="XQpSH zzkIM UtCfs sXthe lyRMG " data-testid="prism-divider"></div><div><div class="liAe uMOq zYIfP pYgZk Mxrkk hsDdd lZur TPpRg NoUSU igcMP DtJWr QgBvn DFdlJ " data-testid="prism-card"><div class="QGHKv iVcn avodi rEPuv ICwhc ibBnq seFhp WtEci "><div class="jOnhj VZTD nkdHX mLASH UbGlr QdTDD agITg bpqt mHqho hsWBK oxlKP lJgFA Rnzzu Laoga tbaWd LCaAL sYXyQ lgVFM "><a class="pbxMg VXYVd cgQhr SreVq UCWTg yjKUh ujbQC FZFZV EoRHR " href="https://abcnews.com/Politics/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-trump-administrations-attempt-restrict/story?id=136021374" tabindex="0"><div class="oQtGj FfGkL hfDkF ICQCm ">Related</div><div class="TOZgg OBbQX VwBPh ">Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's attempt to restrict mail-in voting</div></a><div><a class="VZTD jIRH mLASH Cxsnp hyWKA BPJf CFZbp XICbf ndtbj xmxeG " href="https://abcnews.com/Politics/federal-judge-temporarily-blocks-trump-administrations-attempt-restrict/story?id=136021374"><div class="VZTD jIRH mLASH dpDOL cYfNW EnbxU iYmJ IwkEF "><svg aria-hidden="true" class="prism-Iconography prism-Iconography--arrows-rightArrow" focusable="false" height="1em" viewBox="0 0 32 32" width="1em" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"><path fill="currentColor" d="M15 1.6c-.9.9-.9 2.3 0 3.1l9.5 9.5H2.2c-1.2 0-2.2 1-2.2 2.2 0 1.2 1 2.2 2.2 2.2h22.3L15 28.1c-.9.9-.9 2.3 0 3.1.9.9 2.3.9 3.1 0L31.4 18c.9-.9.9-2.3 0-3.1L18.1 1.6c-.8-.9-2.2-.9-3.1 0z"></path></svg></div></a></div></div></div></div></div><div class="XQpSH zzkIM UtCfs Ufjyt " data-testid="prism-divider"></div></div><p class="EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy ">In its latest appeal to the justices,<strong class="vtkaO "> </strong>the Trump administration insisted the rules impose only "modest" ballot design and review requirements on states and that a requirement to submit name, address, and barcode information of intended recipients is not onerous or intrusive.<!-- --> </p><div class="oLzSq QrHMO GbsKS pvsTF EhJPu vPlOC zNYgW OsTsW AMhAA daRVX ISNQ sKyCY eRftA acPPc ebfE nFwaT MCnQE mEeeY SmBjI xegrY VvTxJ iulOd NIuqO zzscu lzDCc aHUBM hbvnu OjMNy eQqcx SVqKB GQmdz jaoD iShaE ONJdw vrZxD OnRTz gbbfF roDbV kRoBe oMlSS gfNzt oJhud eXZcf zhVlX "><div data-testid="prism-ad-wrapper" style="min-height:250px;transition:min-height 0.3s linear 0s" data-ad-placeholder="true"><div data-box-type="fitt-adbox-fitt-article-inline-box" data-testid="prism-ad"><div class="Ad fitt-article-inline-box ad-slot " data-slot-type="fitt-article-inline-box" 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A decision is expected as soon as next week. </p><p>Time is of the essence since some states have already begun mailing ballots for the fall election. </p><p><inline2></p><p>Trump, who has pushed unfounded claims of widespread mail ballot fraud, wants states to report to USPS basic voter information, such as a voter's name and home address, attached to a unique barcode on every mail-in ballot distributed. Postal workers would then only deliver ballots addressed to voters who appear on the state-provided list. </p><p>Following the publication of the regulations last month, dozens of Democratic state attorneys general sued the Trump administration after an earlier lawsuit was <a href=\"https://abcnews.com/US/usps-makes-new-rules-mail-ballots/story?id=135879673\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\">blocked by the Supreme Court</a>, which said at the time that the challenge was premature since the regulations hadn't been finalized.</p><p>Judge Talwani wrote in her opinion Friday that the dispute was now ripe for judicial intervention. \"Nothing is hypothetical,\" she said of the alleged harm to states, voters and voter advocacy groups ahead of the November election.</p><p><inline3></p><p>In its latest appeal to the justices,<strong> </strong>the Trump administration insisted the rules impose only \"modest\" ballot design and review requirements on states and that a requirement to submit name, 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