Postmaster General Confirms Plan to Hold Back Mail Ballots in States that won't Share Voter Data
Key takeaways
- Postal Service will no longer deliver mail-in ballots in states that refuse to provide sensitive voter data to the federal government, in line with a proposed rule from the Trump administration.
- If a state refuses to turn their absentee voter list over to the federal government, will the Postal Service still mail their ballots under this proposal rule?
- Under our proposed regulation, no, Steiner replied.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Postal Service will no longer deliver mail-in ballots in states that refuse to provide sensitive voter data to the federal government, in line with a proposed rule from the Trump administration.
Steiner defended the measure at a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing, saying it was to ensure that the right ballots are going to the right people after Senate Democrats aired concerns about the proposal.
If a state refuses to turn their absentee voter list over to the federal government, will the Postal Service still mail their ballots under this proposal rule? Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.), the committee s top Democrat, asked Steiner.