Tell the Postal Service to Withdraw Its Ballot-Mail Rule

The Postal Service finalized a rule in August 2026 that would let it refuse mail ballots that do not meet new portal, envelope, and barcode requirements.

A letter to your members of Congress. Facts checked September 23, 2026.

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The Letter

Subject Press the Postal Service to withdraw the Ballot Mail for Federal Elections rule for good

I vote by mail, like about 3 in 10 Americans did in 2024, and I'm asking you to help make sure my ballot gets delivered.

In August, the Postal Service finalized a rule that would let it refuse mail ballots unless states upload their voter lists to a Postal Service portal, redesign their envelopes, and print a special barcode on every ballot going out and coming back. A federal judge blocked it for November, and on September 14 the Supreme Court refused to let it take effect, saying the government was unlikely to win. But the case isn't over, and nothing stops the rule from coming back for the next election.

The mail already has enough ways to lose a vote. In 2024, election offices rejected 584,463 mail ballots, and 17.8% of those arrived too late to count. Every new hurdle between a voter's mailbox and the election office means more ballots set aside from people who did everything right. The Postal Service's job is to deliver the mail, not to decide which ballots are allowed through.

Please use your oversight role to call on the Postmaster General and the Board of Governors to withdraw the Ballot Mail for Federal Elections rule entirely and commit, in writing, to delivering every ballot on time.

Will you ask the Postal Service to withdraw this rule and put its commitment to on-time ballot delivery on the record?

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I'm a constituent calling about mail ballots. I'd like the senator or representative to call on the Postal Service to withdraw its Ballot Mail for Federal Elections rule for good.
The rule would let the Postal Service refuse ballots unless states use its portal, redesign envelopes, and add special barcodes. Courts blocked it for November, but the case isn't over.
In 2024, 584,463 mail ballots were rejected, and 17.8% of those arrived too late. New hurdles mean more lost votes.
Will the senator or representative press the Postmaster General to withdraw the rule and commit in writing to on-time ballot delivery? I'd like to hear back.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

Sep 14, 2026 the Supreme Court refused to let the Postal Service enforce its ballot-mail rule before November (source)
30.3% of 2024 general-election turnout voted by mail (Election Assistance Commission) (source)
584,463 returned mail ballots rejected in 2024; 17.8% of those arrived late (source)
Final rule Ballot Mail for Federal Elections, published in the Federal Register August 26, 2026 (source)

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