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Federal Appeals Court Allows Postal Service Election-Mail Rule to Proceed
A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily permitted the U.S. Postal Service to implement a proposed rule requiring states to submit voter lists and serialized ballot barcodes before mailing federal ballots. The order applies while litigation continues and does not resolve the underlying lawsuit.
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A federal appeals court on Friday temporarily allowed the U.S. Postal Service to move forward with a proposed rule on election mail. The rule would require states to provide voter registration lists and serialized ballot barcodes before federal ballots are mailed.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued a two-page order granting a stay pending appeal. Court documents identify the case as National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. United States Postal Service and Louis DeJoy, No.
26-5257.
Background on the Proposed Rule The Postal Service proposal aims to verify state compliance with federal election laws before ballots are sent. Supporters say the change would strengthen election safeguards. Election officials have defended existing mail-ballot systems as secure while noting that processing large volumes of ballots requires time.
Los Angeles County, with more than 10 million residents, illustrates the scale of the task in some jurisdictions. The order does not finalize the rule or resolve the lawsuit but permits the Postal Service to proceed while review continues.
