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USPS to move forward with major mail-in voting change: ‘A win for election integrity’
New York Post • • nation
Key Points:
- A federal appeals court temporarily allowed the US Postal Service to implement a new election-mail rule requiring states to provide voter lists and serialized ballot barcodes before mailing federal ballots, aiming to enhance election security.
- The ruling could significantly impact California, where nearly all voters use mail ballots, by potentially speeding up vote verification and addressing concerns about slow election results and unproven fraud allegations.
- California officials have defended their mail-in voting system's security and highlighted the logistical challenges of counting millions of ballots, especially in populous areas like Los Angeles County.
- The court's order is a temporary measure permitting the rule to proceed while the underlying lawsuit, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. USPS, continues through the legal process.
- Supporters view the ruling as a step toward restoring confidence in elections, though the final outcome of the Postal Service rule and related election policies remains pending.
