Trump's mail-in voting order challenged as USPS drafts compliance rule

Democratic leaders filed an appeal on June 1 after a Washington district judge declined to block President Donald Trump’s March 31 executive order that would limit mail‑in voting to voters on state‑provided lists. The order directs the U.S. Postal Service to deliver ballots only to those on approved lists and has sparked at least five lawsuits.

The Postal Service on Friday announced a proposed rule that would require states to submit such voter lists, while exempting overseas and military voters and not applying to primary elections. The rule is slated for formal publication on June 2, and a federal judge in Massachusetts will hear arguments in a related case the same day. The controversy unfolds ahead of the November midterm elections, with Democrats arguing the order infringes on constitutional authority over elections.