Supreme Court keeps block on USPS mail-ballot barcode rule
The Supreme Court earlier this month kept lower-court injunctions blocking a Postal Service rule that would have required barcode envelopes and voter uploads for federal ballot mail ahead of the midterms. Justice Kavanaugh concurred that midterm timing made enforcement arbitrary; Alito and Thomas dissented.
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What happened
The Supreme Court earlier this month kept lower-court injunctions blocking a Postal Service rule that would have required barcode envelopes and voter uploads for federal ballot mail ahead of the midterms. Justice Kavanaugh concurred that midterm timing made enforcement arbitrary; Alito and Thomas dissented.
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- PBS, Sep 14–15, 2026
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