Weeks before Americans begin casting midterm ballots, a federal judge has placed herself between the U.S. Postal Service and the nation's election infrastructure, ruling that newly imposed mail-ballot requirements likely exceed the agency's authority and encroach on powers the Constitution reserves for Congress and the states. Judge Indira Talwani's preliminary injunction reflects a recurring tension in democratic governance: the reach of administrative power and its capacity to reshape, or disrupt, the act of voting itself. With ballots already moving in some states and the Trump administrati
Federal judge extends block on USPS mail-ballot requirements ahead of midterms
Eligible voters face risk of disenfranchisement if mail ballots are rejected or delayed due to non-compliance with untested USPS requirements.