GoKawiilWhite House Pressed USPS to Require Certified Mail for Mail-In Ballots
White House officials attempted to persuade the U.S. Postal Service to adopt a policy requiring mail-in ballots to be sent via Certified Mail, a service that involves identity verification steps for postal workers handling the mail. The proposal would have added a new layer of processing to how mail-in votes are collected and delivered.
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Requiring certified mail could slow down or complicate the mail-in voting process, potentially discouraging use of a method many voters rely on. Critics could see such a move as an attempt to introduce additional friction into voting by mail, though the reported plan concerns postal procedure rather than a confirmed policy change.
- White House officials sought to change how mail-in ballots are processed by USPS.
- The proposal centered on requiring Certified Mail service for ballots.
- No confirmation is given that USPS adopted or rejected the plan.
Source: gizmodo.com, 2026-09-29
Published there as: “Trump Wanted to Force Postal Workers to Conduct Identity Checks on Mail-in Voters”
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