Postal Service won’t deliver mail ballots for states that don’t hand over voter lists, under plan for Trump directive

CNN via MSN ^ | June 10, 2026 | Tierney Sneed, Jeremy Herb, Gabe Cohen,

[libstripper]

State election officials could soon face a stark choice: Hand over voter lists to the Trump administration or risk losing Postal Service delivery for mail-in ballots.

That dilemma stems from newly proposed USPS rules that seek to comply with an executive order President Donald Trump signed this spring to crack down on mail-in voting. If courts let the order stand, it would give the federal government an unprecedented role in elections — and could put even more voter data in the hands of Trump officials searching for supposed election fraud.

The proposed rules lay out new conditions that states would have to meet to send ballots through the mail, including giving the agency lists of all voters set to receive mail ballots.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: ballots; demelectionfraud; elections; mailin; postalservice; trump

[libstripper]

Good first step toward getting the CA vote fraud machine stopped.

[Skwor]

You can bet this will get judge shopped fast by the left.

[Danie_2023]

“”You can bet this will get judge shopped fast by the left.””

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And you can bet the usual suspect RINOs will be in sync with the leftist Democrats on this issue, as well.

[gibsonguy]

Anyone believe the postal service in the blue states will comply with this directive? I sure don’t.

[mewzilla]

Better step: If you’re able bodied and can be present at the polls on Election Day, get your bleeping butt to the polls.

[mewzilla]

Ummm, if blue states are so blue, why does Deep State have to steal their elections...? 🤔

[PeterPrinciple]

This is poking at the perimeter, never know where it leads you.......................

[Skwor]

I can definitely see unintended consequences arising.

[gibsonguy]

The mail has become a big part of the theft machine. The rat controlled states will ignore the directive if a hack judge doesn’t toss it first.

[blackdog]

Here come da, judge.

[Wallace T.]

It's still Wednesday morning. The Democrats have two and a half days to shop for a Clinton, Obama, or Biden judge to issue a nationwide injunction. It may be slightly more difficult as we are in vacation season, however.

[moviefan8]

Trump will be sued. Unconstitutional. Denying the right to vote.

Think of the tryanny a Democrat will do if Trump is successful.

[ridesthemiles]

THEY ARE FEDERALLY FUNDED....THEY WILL HAVE TO COMPLY.

THE STATES DO NOT CONTROL THE USPS.

IIRC-—THE POSTAL SERVICE IS THE OLDEST FEDERAL PROGRAM-—

THE PONY EXPRESS RAN FROM APRIL 1861 TO OCT 1862.

[Miami Rebel]

This proposal has zero chance of withstanding a legal challenge.

The USPS doesn’t have the authority to withhold mail.

[chiller]

After lawfare plays out, this could not only stop the “post-dated by” ballots, but eliminate mail-in voting completely for non-complying states.

Would a Supreme Court endorse fraudulent voter rolls ?....which do not affect states determining methods of elections, but rather who is eligible.

There are basic federal requirements that must apply to elections..this is one.

[gibsonguy]

We shall see.

[Brian Griffin]

Whoever, for the purpose of conducting, promoting, or carrying on by means of the Postal Service, any scheme or device mentioned in section 1341 of this title or any other unlawful business, uses or assumes, or requests to be addressed by, any fictitious, false, or assumed title, name, or address or name other than his own proper name, or takes or receives from any post office or authorized depository of mail matter, any letter, postal card, package, or other mail matter addressed to any such fictitious, false, or assumed title, name, or address, or name other than his own proper name, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Whoever, for the purpose of conducting, promoting, or carrying on by means of the Postal Service, any scheme or device mentioned in section 1341 of this title...receives from any post office or authorized depository of mail matter, any letter, postal card, package, or other mail matter addressed to...false...address...shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/1342

Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan, exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure for unlawful use any counterfeit or spurious coin, obligation, security, or other article, or anything represented to be or intimated or held out to be such counterfeit or spurious article, for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice or attempting so to do, places in any post office or authorized depository for mail matter, any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by the Postal Service, or deposits or causes to be deposited any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by any private or commercial interstate carrier, or takes or receives therefrom, any such matter or thing, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail or such carrier according to the direction thereon, or at the place at which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, any such matter or thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both. If the violation occurs in relation to, or involving any benefit authorized, transported, transmitted, transferred, disbursed, or paid in connection with, a presidentially declared major disaster or emergency (as those terms are defined in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122)), or affects a financial institution, such person shall be fined not more than $1,000,000 or imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.

Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice to defraud...

or furnish or procure for unlawful use any counterfeit or spurious...article[i.e. ballot],
or anything represented to be or intimated or held out to be such counterfeit or spurious article[i.e. ballot],

for the purpose of executing such scheme or artifice or attempting so to do,

places in any post office or authorized depository for mail matter,
any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by the Postal Service,

or causes to be deposited

any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by any private or commercial interstate carrier,
or takes or receives therefrom, any such matter or thing,
or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail or such carrier according to the direction thereon,
or at the place at which it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed, any such matter or thing,

shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 20 years, or both.

[Brian Griffin]

Perhaps the IRS can require people to register.

States, counties and cities would no longer have to maintain voter registries.

[Licensed-To-Carry]

Dead of arrival, at least 47 liberal judges will say no way Jose.

[PeterPrinciple]

I can definitely see unintended consequences arising.

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possible but focus on the NET movement.