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Judge Blocks USPS Voter List Rule After Governors’ Challenge

7/3/2026

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Gov. JB Pritzker and governors asked the Postal Service to withdraw its rule enforcing Donald Trump’s order on citizenship lists.
A judge blocked the order as unconstitutional, ruling Congress may set election rules after Donald Trump directed USCIS to create citizenship lists.
Governors warned the rule would disenfranchise voters and let the Postal Service refuse ballots, and said Jonathan Smith that agency’s job is to move mail, not verify voters.

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Gov. JB Pritzker and governors asked the Postal Service to withdraw its rule enforcing Donald Trump’s order on citizenship lists.
A judge blocked the order as unconstitutional, ruling Congress may set election rules after Donald Trump directed USCIS to create citizenship lists.
Governors warned the rule would disenfranchise voters and let the Postal Service refuse ballots, and said Jonathan Smith that agency’s job is to move mail, not verify voters.