# US Postal Service shares mail-in ballot restrictions despite court ruling

https://mins.news/en/item/29483

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-22 20:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/us-postal-service-shares-mail-in-ballot-restrictions-despite-court-ruling?traffic_source=rss

> The US Postal Service has published a 95-page draft of proposed rules restricting mail-in ballots at Donald Trump’s direction, despite two federal court injunctions blocking them. The rules would withhold ballots from states that do not provide voter data and require trackable barcodes. Critics say the plan improperly expands federal control over elections and could lead to ballots being rejected.

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