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2026年8月20日，美国马萨诸塞州波士顿一处公共图书馆外的投票箱，时值中期选举初选前夕。路透社/布莱恩·斯奈德 购买授权，打开新标签页
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华盛顿8月21日电（路透社）——尽管有法院禁令阻止这些更改生效，美国邮政署于上周五晚间发布一项最终规则，将收紧11月国会选举前的邮寄投票相关要求。
美国邮政署表示，其将发布这份长达95页的规则，以便在法院解除对该规则的禁令后立即生效，并在即将到来的选举前就位。根据该规则，美国邮政署将不会向未遵守规则新标准的州递送选票。
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美国邮政署的最终规则要求各州向该机构提供已收到邮寄选票的选民名单。
上周，美国波士顿地区法官因迪拉·塔尔瓦尼阻止美国邮政署实施总统唐纳德·特朗普在11月选举前下令出台的这些规则，此次选举将决定国会的控制权归属。
作为共和党人的特朗普于今年3月签署了这项行政令，此前他多年来一直呼吁收紧邮寄投票规则，并大肆宣扬虚假言论，称其2020年的选举失利是大范围选民欺诈所致。
该规则已于上周五晚间发布，将于8月26日正式刊登，但美国邮政署表示，除非法院解除禁令，否则不会采取行动实施该命令。美国邮政署将相关问题转交白宫处理。
根据该规则，如果生效，美国邮政署将不会收集或记录政党从属关系，也不会检查选票内容，邮政工作人员无权打开带有防开封标识的邮件。美国邮政署将保留信封外部的数据，包括地址和条形码信息。
美国邮政署局长戴维·施泰纳在6月为该计划辩护称，邮政服务正在确保“我们将各州认为其寄出的选票与实际寄出的选票进行匹配”。
许多州和国会中的民主党人认为，美国邮政署没有此项权限，且距离选举太近，不宜大幅修改选举规则。
周五公布的这项规则将要求各州向美国邮政署提供与其联邦选举邮寄选票相关的姓名和条形码，并要求各州为寄出和寄回的选票信封添加唯一条形码。
美国邮政署此前表示，此举“将有助于确定是否遵守联邦法律，并协助执法工作”。
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US Postal Service issues rules to tighten mail-in voting if court gives OK
2026-08-22T01:20:50.571Z / Reuters
By David Shepardson
August 22, 2026 1:20 AM UTC Updated ago
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WASHINGTON, Aug 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. Postal Service published a final rule late on Friday to tighten requirements for mail-in voting ahead of the November congressional elections, despite a court order blocking the changes from taking effect.
USPS said it was issuing its 95-page rule so it could take immediate effect if a court lifted its injunctions on it and be in place for the upcoming election. Under the rule, USPS would not deliver ballots in states that do not comply with the rule’s new standards.
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USPS’ final rule requires states to provide lists of voters who received mailed ballots to the agency.
Last week, U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston blocked USPS from adopting those rules ordered by President Donald Trump ahead of the November elections that will decide control of Congress.
Trump, a Republican, signed his executive order in March after years of calling for tighter rules on voting by mail and pushing the false claim that his 2020 election defeat was the result of widespread voter fraud.
The rule, which was posted late on Friday, will be formally published on August 26 but USPS will take no action to implement the order unless a court lifts the injunction. USPS referred questions to the White House.
Under the rule, if it takes effect, USPS will not collect or record party affiliation and will not inspect ballot contents, and postal workers are not authorized to open mail sealed against inspection. USPS will maintain data from the exterior of the envelope, including address and barcode information.
USPS Postmaster General David Steiner defended the plan in June, saying the Postal Service is making sure “we match the ballots that a state believes they’re sending out to what actually gets sent out.”
Many states and Democrats in Congress have argued USPS does not have authority and it is too close to the election to drastically change election rules.
The rule unveiled on Friday would require states to provide to the USPS the names and barcodes tied to their mail-in ballots for federal elections and require states to provide unique barcodes applied to the outbound and return ballot mail envelopes.
USPS said earlier it “will help determine adherence to federal law and facilitate law enforcement efforts.”
Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by William Mallard and Muralikumar Anantharaman
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