2026-08-28T01:59:38.479Z / 路透社
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2026年8月28日 UTC凌晨1:59 更新于1小时前
[1/2]2026年5月19日在美国宾夕法尼亚州费城拍摄的资料插图显示了宾夕法尼亚州初选期间的一张邮寄选票。路透社/汉娜·拜尔/插图//档案照片
摘要
- 联邦法官叫停特朗普政府限制邮寄选票计划的实施细则
- 法官发布临时限制令
- 2024年大选期间，美国邮政署称已处理近1亿张选票
马萨诸塞州波士顿8月27日（路透社）——一名联邦法官周四阻止美国邮政署实施一项新规则的核心条款，该规则是特朗普总统指示制定的，旨在11月国会选举前收紧邮寄投票的要求。
美国波士顿联邦地区法官因德拉·塔尔瓦尼应民主党领导的州和投票权组织的要求发布了临时限制令。此前美国最高法院周一作出一项裁决，解除了此前阻止特朗普政府限制邮寄选票计划的禁令。
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该裁决促使数十名民主党州总检察长以及包括 League of Women Voters（妇女选民联盟）在内的投票权组织加紧行动，重新提起法律诉讼，寻求一项命令，阻止这项于周三生效的规则被美国邮政署执行。
在周四的裁决中，塔尔瓦尼表示，该规则可能会阻止公民通过邮寄方式投票，除非各州获得美国邮政署对所用选票信封的批准，并将每位选民的信息上传至该机构运营的电子门户。
法官表示，美国邮政署没有提供任何证据证明邮寄投票存在欺诈行为，足以证明制定这样一项规则是合理的。她称该规则很可能是非法的，且违反了美国宪法——宪法赋予各州管理选举的权力。
“美国邮政署试图通过可能违宪的手段解决一个毫无根据的问题，这与其可能造成的广泛剥夺选民选举权的严重风险相比微不足道，这些选民需要通过邮寄选票才能参与投票，”她写道。
塔尔瓦尼发布的限制令将维持14天，期间她将考虑是否发布更长期的初步禁令，阻止该规则生效。这位由民主党总统巴拉克·奥巴马任命的法官计划在9月3日的听证会上就是否发布该禁令进行审议。
“今日的裁决暂停了一场非法的权力攫取，这场攫取会给数百万依赖邮寄选票的选民带来混乱和困惑，”美国公民自由联盟代表投票权组织的律师索菲亚·林·莱金在一份声明中表示。
白宫和美国邮政署未立即回应置评请求。
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美国邮政署发布该规则，以落实这位共和党总统今年3月签署的一项行政命令。此前多年来，特朗普一直呼吁收紧邮寄投票规则，并散布虚假言论，称其2020年总统大选输给民主党人乔·拜登是大规模选民欺诈所致。
根据该规则，各州必须向美国邮政署提供邮寄选票收件人名单，所有寄出和寄回的选票信封必须带有唯一条形码。根据该规则，美国邮政署可以拒绝递送不符合新标准的选票，或与未出现在名单上的选民相关的选票。
美国50个州均允许某种形式的邮寄投票，其中29个州允许选民无需说明理由即可申请邮寄选票，另有8个州完全通过邮寄方式进行选举。
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根据各州的数据，2024年大选期间，美国邮政署称已处理近1亿张选票，全国约30%的选民通过邮寄方式投票。
他们辩称，新的联邦限制措施可能会剥夺选民的选举权，并在选举前几周给各州带来过度负担，迫使他们购买新的信封和设备，建立新系统并培训工作人员。
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Judge blocks rule implementing Trump plan to restrict mail-in voting
2026-08-28T01:59:38.479Z / Reuters
By Nate Raymond
August 28, 2026 1:59 AM UTC Updated 1 hour ago
[1/2]A mail-in ballot, during the Pennsylvania primary election, is displayed in this illustration picture created in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 19, 2026. REUTERS/Hannah Beier/Illustration//File Photo
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Federal judge blocks rule implementing Trump plan to restrict mail-in voting
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During 2024 election, USPS says it processed nearly 100 million ballots
BOSTON, Aug 27 (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday blocked the U.S. Postal Service from implementing core parts of a new rule it adopted at President Donald Trump’s direction that would tighten mail-in voting requirements ahead of the November congressional elections.
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston issued a temporary restraining order at the behest of Democratic-led states and voting rights groups after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued a ruling that led to the lifting of earlier injunctions blocking Trump’s plans to restrict mail-in voting.
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That decision led to a frantic effort by dozens of Democratic state attorneys general and voting rights groups including the League of Women Voters to renew their legal fight and secure an order that would prevent the USPS from enforcing a rule that was allowed to take effect on Wednesday.
In Thursday’s ruling, Talwani said the rule risked preventing citizens from casting ballots by mail unless states secure the Postal Service’s sign-off on the envelopes used for that purpose and upload information on each voter into an electronic portal run by the agency.
The judge said the agency had presented no evidence regarding fraudulent mail-in voting that would necessitate such a rule, which she said likely was unlawful and adopted in violation of the U.S. Constitution, which gives states the authority to administer elections.
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“USPS’s interest in correcting an unsubstantiated problem through likely unconstitutional means is dwarfed by the overwhelming risk of pervasive disenfranchisement of citizens who need access to mail ballots in order to vote,” she wrote.
The restraining order Talwani issued will remain in place for 14 days while she considers whether to issue a longer-term preliminary injunction blocking the rule. The judge, an appointee of Democratic President Barack Obama, plans to consider whether to do so during a September 3 hearing.
“Today’s order presses pause on an unlawful power grab that would sow chaos and confusion for the millions of voters who depend on mail ballots,” Sophia Lin Lakin, a lawyer for the voting rights groups at the American Civil Liberties Union, said in a statement.
The White House and USPS did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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USPS issued the rule to implement an executive order the Republican president signed in March after years of Trump calling for tighter rules on voting by mail and pushing the false claim that his 2020 presidential election defeat to Democrat Joe Biden was the result of widespread voter fraud.
Under the rule, states must supply the USPS with lists of mail ballot recipients, and all outbound and return ballot envelopes must bear unique barcodes. The USPS, under the rule, may refuse to deliver ballots that do not comply with the new standards or are associated with voters who do not appear on the lists.
All 50 states allow for some form of mail-in voting, with 29 allowing voters to ask to cast ballots that way without providing a reason and eight conducting their elections entirely by mail.
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During the 2024 election, the USPS says it processed nearly 100 million ballots, and about 30% of voters nationwide cast ballots by mail, according to the states.
They argue the new federal restrictions risk disenfranchising voters and would unduly burden states in the weeks running up to the election, forcing them to buy new envelopes and equipment, establish new systems and train staff.
Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Thomas Derpinghaus and Christian Schmollinger
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