{"id":15801,"date":"2026-04-22T15:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15801"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:52:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T07:52:18","slug":"senators-urge-us-postal-service-not-to-implement-trump-mail-in-voting-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=15801","title":{"rendered":"Senators urge US Postal Service not to implement Trump mail-in voting order"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A group of 37 Democratic U.S. senators on Tuesday urged the U.S. Postal Service not to comply with a March 31 executive order issued by President Donald Trump tightening rules on mail-in voting.<br>The senators, including Gary Peters, \u200bAlex Padilla, Chuck Schumer, Dick Durbin and Maria Cantwell, said in a letter first reported by \u200bReuters the order illegally seeks to transform USPS &#8220;into an election administration agency with the \u2060power to determine who can vote by mail and to establish ballot specifications.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260422155144-1024x687.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15802\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260422155144-1024x687.png 1024w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260422155144-300x201.png 300w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260422155144-768x515.png 768w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/\u4f01\u4e1a\u5fae\u4fe1\u622a\u56fe_20260422155144.png 1033w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>USPS did not immediately \u200bcomment.<br>Trump&#8217;s executive order requires USPS to only deliver ballots to voters on each state&#8217;s approved mail-in ballot list. \u200bStates must also preserve election-related records for five years.<br>&#8220;This directive will have a chilling effect on the eligibility of American voters to exercise their constitutional right to vote by imposing unnecessary barriers and would corrupt the independent mission \u200bof the Postal Service to determine who can vote by mail,&#8221; the senators said, adding USPS would \u200bhave final say about whether to transmit a voter\u2019s absentee ballots to election officials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, a coalition of Democratic \u200cstate \u2060attorneys general filed suit challenging Trump&#8217;s order, joining suits also being pursued by arms of the Democratic Party and voting rights advocates.<br>Trump, a Republican, has for years pushed the false claim that his 2020 election defeat was the result of widespread voter fraud and has called for tighter rules on voting by mail ahead \u200bof the November midterm \u200belections.<br>Trump in March 2025 \u2060forced out Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. The current postmaster general, David Steiner, has warned USPS could run out of money by early next year.<br>Trump has \u200bnominated four candidates to serve on the U.S. Postal Board of Governors \u200bthat are awaiting \u2060confirmation hearings.<br>The state attorneys general argue Trump&#8217;s order unlawfully interferes with mail-in voting by directing USPS to block the delivery of ballots based on criteria outside the states&#8217; control.<br>Trump has also been pressing Congress to \u2060pass the \u200bSAVE America Act, a bill that would require proof of \u200bU.S. citizenship to register to vote and a photo ID to cast a ballot. 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