"US Postal Service says new mail ballot rules tied to Trump order are in effect"

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Dear MoveOn member, Donald Trump is attacking our voting rights while destroying the venerable United States Postal Service—and the Supreme Court is helping him do it. Here's the breakdown of the situation: Trump is trying to destroy mail-in voting. We know this because he won't stop ranting about it on his social media, calling mail-in ballots "CROOKED, CORRUPT, & DESTABILIZING."1 He hates it because more Democrats than Republicans vote by mail, and he thinks this threatens his and MAGA Republicans' electoral outcomes. Even though he votes by mail himself.2 The truth is that mail-in ballots are popular with voters from all parties. Forty-eight million American voters voted by mail in the 2024 presidential election—nearly a third of all ballots cast.3 In an election Trump won! And Trump has voted by mail twice this year! No matter what Trump says, voting by mail is safe, secure, convenient, and for many people, the only accessible way they can cast a ballot. Seniors, voters with disabilities, rural voters, Native American communities, military families, students, caregivers, and working people all rely on the mail to exercise their right to vote.4 But in March, Trump signed an executive order on voting by mail. The order forces the U.S. Postal Service to not deliver mail-in ballots to registered voters the federal government has decided are ineligible, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security.5,6 States have sounded the alarm that inaccuracies in this new system could prevent eligible voters from casting their ballots by mail. Then, a legal battle ensued to block Trump's order. Dozens of Democratic state attorneys general sued because the order is unconstitutional. The federal government doesn't have primary authority for administering elections, the states do.7 A lower court agreed and blocked key parts of Trump's executive order.8 Now, the Supreme Court, with its conservative majority, ruled in Trump's favor. Last week, the Supreme Court paused the lower court's ruling that blocked Trump's executive order. In her dissenting opinion, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote that the Supreme Court's decision "needlessly injects chaos and uncertainty into the upcoming midterm elections."9 States continue to fight this in court.10 A federal judge has once again blocked the USPS rule while litigation continues. But this will be appealed and could be overturned at any time.11 Chaos and uncertainty is exactly what Trump and MAGA Republicans want in the midterms. They want to frighten voters, suppress voter turnout, and keep the American people from voting them out of office. But we will not be frightened, confused, or silenced. MoveOn is reaching out to as many voters as we can, to make sure they show up—and show MAGA the door. Will you chip in $5 a month to help us fight back against Trump's voter suppression efforts and create a voter turnout so strong that we sweep out MAGA in the midterms? Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month. (If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately.) No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation. MoveOn's powerful midterm plan is already underway. We're inspiring and organizing voters, backing and supporting candidates who are committed to delivering for the people, and doing all we can to fight back against MAGA Super PACs, corporate and dark money, and the establishment. We're grateful that we can count on you to help us fight on all fronts. Can you chip in $5 monthly? Yes, I'll chip in $5 a month. (If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately.) No, I'm sorry, I can't make a monthly donation. Thanks for all you do. –Kelsey, Joel, Matthew, Christina, and the rest of the team Sources: 1. "Supreme Court allows Trump to implement parts of his mail-in voting executive order," ABC News, August 24, 2026 https://abcnews.com/US/usps-makes-new-rules-mail-ballots/story?id=135879673 2. "New Report: How We Voted in 2024," MIT Election Data + Science Lab, July 21, 2025 https://electionlab.mit.edu/articles/new-report-how-we-voted-2024 3. "Roughly 30 percent of 2024 voters used mail ballot: Research," The Hill, July 1, 2025 https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5379475-mail-ballots-2024-presidential-election-research/ 4. "Mail voting in the US: Data points to very low fraud and significant benefits to voters," Brookings Institution, November 6, 2025 https://www.brookings.edu/articles/mail-voting-in-the-us-data-points-to-very-low-fraud-and-significant-benefits-to-voters/ 5. "US Postal Service says new mail ballot rules tied to Trump order are in effect," The Guardian, August 27, 2026 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/27/us-postal-service-mail-ballot-rules-trump-order 6. "US Postal Service rule tightens mail-in voting despite court orders blocking changes," The Guardian, August 21, 2026 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/us-postal-service-mail-in-voter-rule 7. "Federal judge lifts all blocks on Trump mail-in ballots executive order," ABC News, August 26, 2026 https://abcnews.com/Politics/federal-judge-lifts-blocks-trump-mail-ballots-executive/story?id=135981337 8. "Supreme Court gives Trump an interim win on his mail voting order, but hurdles loom," NPR, August 24, 2026 https://www.npr.org/2026/08/24/nx-s1-5909592/trump-mail-voting-order-supreme-court 9. Ibid. 10. "24 states sue to block new Postal Service rules for mail voting ahead of midterms," CBS News, August 26, 2026 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/states-sue-postal-service-mail-voting-rules/ 11. "Federal Court Grants Emergency Relief Blocking USPS From Implementing Newly-Finalized Mail Ballot Rule For November Election," ACLU, August 27, 2026 https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/federal-court-grants-emergency-relief-blocking-usps-from-implementing-newly-finalized-mail-ballot-rule-for-november-election Want to support MoveOn's work? As millions of us continue to march, protest, and take care of our neighbors, we must also organize to make the 2026 midterms a landslide rejection of Trump and MAGA Republicans. MoveOn is planning the most sophisticated midterm election program in our 28-year history—designed to turn out voters at a scale that overcomes Republican voter suppression. Will you chip in to power a progressive wave in November’s election? 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