June 5, 2026

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APWU Response to Proposal to Change Vote-By-Mail

Democracy, USPS, Vote by Mail

The APWU is deeply alarmed that the United States Postal Service published a proposed rule this week to begin implementing President Trump’s March 31 Executive Order on vote-by-mail. The Executive Order is an unconstitutional attack on the millions of Americans who vote by mail and another front in an ongoing assault on voting rights in the United States of America.

The union rejects the premise that the USPS had to comply with the Executive Order. The Postal Service was created by Congress in 1971 to be independent of the White House. This Executive Order is an unwelcome throwback to a system that did not work, where political meddling drove the Post Office to the brink of crisis.

The Executive Order also ignores the fundamental purpose of the Postal Service and postal workers, which is to provide universal service to all. The Postal Service serves all Americans – regardless of party, religion, or race; it is not a tool for politicians to pick which Americans get which benefits.

Postal workers take our commitment to public service seriously. We are proud to keep America’s mail moving and to treat it with the seriousness and respect that every postal customer deserves. That is especially true of election mail, and as postal workers, we are proud to have helped hundreds of millions of Americans exercise their right to vote by casting mail-in ballots.

There is active litigation about the Executive Order and comments on the Postal Service’s proposed rule can be submitted until July 2^nd.  APWU and its members are engaged in all of the efforts to defend the Postal Service’s independence and protect our fellow Americans’ right to vote by mail.  Check back here for more information on how to add your voice to our work. 

"The union rejects the premise that the USPS had to comply with the Executive Order. The Postal Service was created by Congress in 1971 to be independent of the White House. This Executive Order is an unwelcome throwback to a system that did not work, where political meddling drove the Post Office to the brink of crisis."

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APWU Response to Proposal to Change Vote-By-Mail | American Postal Workers Union

Trump is trying to force states to give his admin their voter lists and block millions of ballots from being counted. The proposed rule says states would have to hand over lists of all voters set to receive mail ballots in order to allow voting by mail.

The rule comes in response to a March 2026 executive order from Trump that seeks federal control over elections and major restrictions on mail‑in voting.

So far, 23 Democratic‑led states and D.C. are suing over the new USPS rule requiring states to provide lists of all voters set to receive mail ballots.

Last month, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. declined to block Trump’s executive order, clearing the way for USPS to enact the rule.

Trump is continuing the right’s push to suppress voting by making mail‑in voting nearly impossible — something that mostly Democrats use.

Trump wants states’ voter records to fuel the narrative that ‘non‑citizens’ are voting in elections (they’re not) and to claim there’s widespread voter fraud (there isn’t), just as he did in 2020.

USPS Proposes Halting Mail Ballot Delivery To States That Refuse Voter Roll Verification

The US Postal Service (USPS) has proposed a new rule requiring states to share voter information related to mail-in and absentee voting. The proposal follows a March executive order from Trump aimed at tightening regulations governing mail-in voting in federal elections.

Under the proposed rule, states would submit lists of voters requesting mail-in ballots, along with personalized barcodes assigned to each ballot.

The Postal Service would then return a finalized “Mail-In and Absentee Participation List” to each state’s chief election official. The list would contain the names of approved voters and the corresponding ballot barcodes associated with each voter.

Under the proposal, only voters included on the final participation list would be eligible to receive mail-in or absentee ballots.

The USPS said the new system would help improve transparency and provide election officials and law enforcement with additional tools to verify election procedures.

“This provision will help determine adherence to federal law and facilitate law enforcement efforts,” the proposal states.

“For example, the provided lists will evidence how many ballots have been mailed, and allow law enforcement officials to compare the total number of mailed ballots to the total number of received ballots to detect potential issues meriting further investigation.”

Election integrity supporters argue that the process would create a clearer chain of custody for mailed ballots and help identify irregularities that might otherwise go undetected.

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