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The USPS issued a final order tightening rules on mail-in ballots, moving forward despite multiple court orders blocking similar changes. Voting rights advocates say the move will suppress turnout before midterms.
The USPS issued a final rule tightening requirements for mail-in ballots, moving forward despite multiple court orders that had blocked similar changes. Voting rights advocates say the new restrictions will suppress turnout heading into the midterms. The agency essentially ignored the courts and published the rule anyway.
When a federal agency ignores court orders and publishes a rule anyway, it's not following the administrative process—it's blowing past it. Courts block rules because they find them likely illegal or harmful. The USPS publishing anyway suggests either that the administration believes it can outlast legal challenges in court, or that it simply doesn't care. Either way, the rule's effect on mail-in voting will likely be immediate, while courts sort out whether the agency had the authority to issue it in the first place.
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