Oregon, Washington Join 25-State USPS Voting Suit Over Mail-Ballot Rules
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Updated · KATU · Aug 26
Oregon, Washington Join 25-State USPS Voting Suit Over Mail-Ballot Rules
3 articles · Updated · KATU · Aug 26
Summary
Oregon and Washington joined a 25-state coalition and Washington, D.C., seeking a temporary restraining order to block a new USPS mail-voting rule before the November midterms.
The rule would require states to send USPS lists of eligible mail voters and use federally approved ballot-envelope designs, with states saying ballots could be withheld over list errors or noncompliant envelopes.
State officials said the changes would force rushed envelope redesigns, new voter-list systems, worker training and voter outreach without added resources, especially in vote-by-mail-heavy states.
The lawsuit argues USPS exceeded its authority and violated procedural, privacy and voting-rights laws after the Supreme Court said an earlier challenge to Trump's March 31 order was premature.
The White House called the measures commonsense ballot-security protections, while the legal fight is likely to hinge on whether Congress—not USPS or the president—can regulate federal election procedures.