The U.S. Postal Service is moving ahead with new rules for mail-in and absentee ballots after a court declined to immediately block President Donald Trump’s executive order. The proposed changes would add barcodes, tracking, and verification steps that critics say could let the federal government monitor or interfere with ballot delivery. #USPS #DonaldTrump #ProtectDemocracy
Keypoints
- USPS proposed new standards for mailing absentee and mail-in ballots.
- The rule would add unique barcodes and election mail logos to ballot envelopes.
- Critics say the changes could enable federal tracking of individual ballots.
- Trump’s March executive order would require states to share voter lists with the federal government.
- Judge Carl Nichols declined to block the order, and a related lawsuit in Massachusetts is still ongoing.
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