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Judge Blocks Postal Service From Imposing Restrictions on Mail-In Ballots
The New York Times • • nation
Key Points:
- A federal judge in Washington blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing changes to mail-in ballot delivery, citing violations of a 2021 settlement agreement with the N.A.A.C.P. that ensured timely election mail delivery through 2028.
- Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ruled that policies directed by President Trump, including not delivering mail-in ballots in states refusing to share voter data, conflicted with the Postal Service's prior commitments to monitor and prioritize election mail.
- Sullivan criticized Trump’s order as an attempt to exert federal control over mail-in and absentee ballot distribution, emphasizing that the Postal Service had agreed to coordinate election mail plans with the N.A.A.C.P. before each national election.
- This ruling follows a similar decision by a Massachusetts judge who struck down key elements of Trump’s executive order, reaffirming that election authority constitutionally resides with the states.
