Donald Trump's executive order required states to submit lists of eligible voters to the U.S. Postal Service.
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Bulwark TakesSep 15, 2026
The claim matches the post's passage and is supported by multiple reliable sources: the March 31, 2026 executive order required states to provide the U.S. Postal Service with lists of voters eligible for mail ballots, and the USPS would deliver ballots only to people on those lists.
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… Okay, fair enough. You make a very compelling case. I'm gonna put Thomas and Alita to the side for a second. I think it's worth going through what the bill actually would do, so people are reminded. This is a C n. Summary of the bill: The president's order required states to submit lists of eligible voters to the US. Postal Service. The agency would be barred from delivering ballots mailed by states to people not on those lists. It also required states to use tracking barcodes on ballot envelopes, and it prioritized federal prosecution of state election officials who send or receive …
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Supports. Reuters explains that the order required the USPS to deliver ballots only to voters on each state's approved mail-in list, and that the USPS final rule requires states to provide recipient lists.[1]
Supports. SCOTUSblog describes the order's third provision as requiring states to provide the USPS with a list of voters to whom they intend to send mail ballots, and barring USPS from mailing ballots to voters not on the enrolled lists.[4]
Supports. AP reports that the order seeks to bar the Postal Service from sending absentee ballots to those not on each state's approved list, and the White House fact sheet describes the USPS-related ballot procedures in the order.[2][3]
Context. The order's list requirements were blocked by a federal judge in June and later the injunctions were lifted after a Supreme Court ruling in August 2026; the claim describes what the order required, not its current enforceability.[5][6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 3 not rated
- 1Explainer: Trump's mail-in ballot order gets Supreme Court boost but legal fights persistreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter listapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Ensures Citizenship ...whitehouse.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4States, civic groups urge Supreme Court to leave order in ...scotusblog.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Federal judge pauses executive order on mail-in ballot lists, USPS’ role in electionssan.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Federal judge lifts all blocks on Trump mail-in ballots ...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: context
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