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Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting
The agency said 2026 election mail will follow existing protocols after the court blocked Trump’s order, and it has stopped building the system.
- On Thursday, the Postal Service halted development of a controversial computer system intended to limit mail voting, following the Supreme Court's recent rejection of President Donald Trump's executive order.
- Trump's March executive order directed federal agencies to develop citizenship lists, forcing the Postal Service into the center of mail-in ballot eligibility debates just months before the 2026 midterm elections.
- A memo sent to employees on Wednesday confirmed the agency will "not be enforcing any of these new rules in the 2026 federal election," noting that for Election Mail, it is "business as usual."
- Postmaster General David Steiner told The Associated Press, "There's an injunction so we're not doing anything," while denying speculation that he might resign under intense political pressure.
- Data shows ballot rejections have soared in Washington and Oregon, as Steiner navigates financial challenges and presses Congress for changes to resolve what he calls a "liquidity crisis.
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Postal Service chief says work stopped on computer system key to Trump effort to limit mail voting
The U.S. Postal Service has stopped developing a controversial computer system tied to President Donald Trump’s effort to limit mail voting.
·New York, United States
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