A federal judge temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from enforcing key parts of its new rule restricting mail-in voting Thursday night. The judge found that voting rights groups and Democratic-led states are likely to succeed in showing USPS lacked authority to impose new federal requirements on mail voting before the 2026 midterms.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued a 14-day temporary restraining order barring USPS from enforcing key portions of its final “Ballot Mail for Federal Elections” rule for elections on or before Nov. 3.
The blocked provisions include mandatory ballot-envelope standards, return-envelope standards, USPS portal registration, voter-enrollment requirements and ballot-mail rejection rules.
The ruling is the latest twist in the fast-moving legal battle over President Donald Trump’s anti-mail voting executive order, which directed USPS to propose new restrictions on mail ballots.
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