AG Brown secures court order temporarily blocking Postal Service’s unlawful mail voting rule

AG Brown secures court order temporarily blocking Postal Service’s unlawful mail voting rule FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Aug 28 2026 atgSamBlobaum Fri, 08/28/2026 - 09:26 District court judge issues temporary restraining order to block rule from taking effect A coalition of 25 states co-led by Attorney General Nick Brown has secured an order temporarily blocking a new rule by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) that would have disrupted the states’ vote-by-mail programs and put voters’ rights at risk ahead of the November 3 midterm elections. “The Postal Service's attack on voting rights is blocked for now thanks to states like Washington stepping up in court,” said Brown. “The fight will continue against the president's unconstitutional overreach on elections, and the states will win.” The temporary restraining order filed in the U.S. District Court for Massachusetts blocks USPS from requiring states to obtain the federal government’s approval of ballot and return-envelope designs, register for a new USPS portal for tracking voter information, input information for each of their state’s voters into the portal, and comply with other provisions. The court found compliance with the rule before