Postal Service confirms proposal to restrict mail-in voting under Trump's order

NPR | By Hansi Lo Wang

Published June 25, 2026 at 6:46 AM EDT

The U.S. Postal Service is responding to an executive order by President Trump by proposing to not deliver ballots in states that refuse to turn over their voter lists to the federal government.

Hansi Lo Wang

Hansi Lo Wang (he/him) is a national correspondent for NPR reporting on the people, power and money behind the U.S. census.

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