Attorney General Bonta Secures Extended Block on Trump Administration’s Attempt to Restrict Mail Voting

September 4, 2026 Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov OAKLAND — Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement in response to the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granting the coalition’s request for a preliminary injunction , which ensures that key provisions of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) drastic, unprecedented, and unlawful changes to mail voting remain blocked through the November elections. Oral argument on the coalition’s request for a preliminary injunction was held on September 3. The court had previously issued a temporary restraining order on August 27 that blocked the changes for 14 days. “We’ve now secured longer-term relief that will keep the USPS changes blocked while our case moves forward,” said Attorney General Bonta . “We will continue to take all steps to stop the Trump Administration from trampling on voting rights and restricting mail voting.” The USPS changes at issue, which were mandated by President Trump’s second elections-related Executive Order, would require state and local election officials to redesign and reprint bal