各州称美国邮政总局越权插手各州如何管理邮寄选举
2026年8月26日 美国东部时间下午3:31 / 福克斯新闻
作者：亚历克·舍梅尔
最高法院胜诉后，司法部将为特朗普的邮寄投票限制措施辩护
司法部长托德·布兰奇将针对加利福尼亚州州长加文·纽瑟姆等人即将发起的法律挑战，为邮寄投票限制措施辩护。在最高法院以6比3的压倒性票数取得里程碑式胜利后，布兰奇在《美国新闻室》节目中表示，司法部已全面准备好为选举诚信而战，确保中期选举前的投票过程安全可靠。
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随着11月中期选举临近，宾夕法尼亚州州长乔希·夏皮罗正与23个州和华盛顿特区的总检察长一起，就特朗普支持的邮寄选票规则起诉美国邮政总局（USPS）。该规则将对各州准备和寄送邮寄选票的方式施加新的联邦要求。
“我起诉特朗普政府，以阻止他们违宪修改规则、限制邮寄投票的企图。我要提醒总统，我在法庭上与他对抗并获胜的过往记录——目的是保护宾夕法尼亚州自由、公平、安全且可靠的选举。我已准备好再次这样做，”夏皮罗在X平台上写道。“宾夕法尼亚州的邮寄投票规则没有任何改变。你仍然可以安全、可靠地通过邮寄方式投票。”
“尽管唐纳德·特朗普可能试图在我们的选举中制造混乱，但宪法明确规定：制定选举规则的权力属于各州——而非联邦政府，”他补充道。
就在两天前，最高法院暂停了马萨诸塞州联邦法官针对特朗普邮寄投票行政命令关键部分的先前禁令，当时法院认为各州最初的诉讼时机尚不成熟，因为各州提起诉讼时，美国邮政总局尚未发布最终规则。而此次24个州的联盟再次向法院提起诉讼。
特朗普在中期选举前就邮寄投票限制措施取得最高法院胜利
图注：2026年3月31日，美国华盛顿特区白宫椭圆形办公室，美国总统唐纳德·特朗普展示签署的行政命令。特朗普当日签署了一项旨在加大选民邮寄投票难度的行政命令，升级了他长期以来针对这项被数百万美国人使用的投票方式的运动。（亚伦·施瓦茨/CNP/彭博社 via 盖蒂图片社）
“最高法院的裁决是美国选举安全的重大胜利。激进的民主党人仍在反对保护邮寄投票安全、确保只有美国公民选举美国领导人的合理措施，”白宫发言人劳伦·比斯在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中表示。“特朗普政府将继续依法落实特朗普总统当选时的执政议程——其中包括我们选举的安全与保障。”
此次争议的焦点是美国邮政总局最新敲定的“联邦选举邮寄选票”规则，该规则于上周生效，并于周三正式发布。该规则要求州和地方选举官员将预期的邮寄选票收件人信息提交至美国邮政总局的一个门户网站，由该机构汇编各州特定的在册邮寄选民名单。它还将要求某些邮寄选票的设计要求，例如可追踪的条形码，并要求官员将选票信封设计提交给美国邮政总局进行预先批准。
在这份长达53页的起诉书中，各州辩称，该规则不当赋予了美国邮政总局管理选举的新角色，迫使选举官员采用新程序、共享选票收件人信息，并可能在中期选举临近之际更换已采购的信封。他们还辩称，修改选举规则的权力属于国会，而非总统或美国邮政总局，并且美国邮政总局跳过了针对全国性邮政服务或运营重大变革的审查程序。
纽瑟姆承诺在特朗普就邮寄投票问题取得最高法院胜利后发起新的法律斗争
图注：2020年8月18日资料照片，美国内布拉斯加州奥马哈市，一名民众将邮寄选票申请表投入邮箱。2020年10月14日周三，美国邮政总局同意撤销全国范围内减缓邮件递送的改革，了结了蒙大拿州州长史蒂夫·布洛克在疫情期间提起的诉讼。当时疫情预计将迫使更多民众通过邮寄方式投票。（美联社照片/纳蒂·哈尼克，资料图）
该联盟请求法院在诉讼进行期间暂停该规则，并最终将其废除，辩称他们此次新的诉讼回应了最高法院提出的时机问题。此前一项针对马萨诸塞州的禁令曾暂时阻止美国邮政总局在11月中期选举中实施这些要求，但在最高法院作出裁决后，该法官于周三解除了这项禁令。
“本院裁定‘国会并未通过任何法律授权美国邮政总局控制邮寄投票’，且总统对美国邮政总局的指令越权，”各州在起诉书中写道。“最高法院随后暂停了禁令——并非因为原告各州的主张缺乏依据，而是因为各州‘就[行政命令]提起诉讼缺乏诉权’……正如该院解释的那样，美国邮政总局尚未执行该行政令，但如果美国邮政总局最终通过一项最终规则‘对各州造成损害’，各州届时可以对该规则提出质疑。两天后，美国邮政总局便发布了其最终规则。”
图注：2020年8月21日，马里兰州贝塞斯达的一处美国邮局。——美国邮政总局局长路易斯·德乔伊此前否认了自己旨在破坏邮件递送的指控，此前美国总统唐纳德·特朗普的言论引发了人们对美国邮政总局将被破坏以帮助其在11月选举中获胜的担忧。（曼德尔·恩加/法新社 via 盖蒂图片社）
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2028 Dem hopeful slaps Trump admin with lawsuit over mail-in-voting after major SCOTUS victory
The states say USPS is overstepping by inserting itself into how states run mail-in elections
August 26, 2026 3:31pm EDT / Fox News
By Alec Schemmel
DOJ to defend Trump mail-in voting limits after Supreme Court win
Mail-in voting restrictions will be defended by Attorney General Todd Blanche against upcoming legal challenges from California Governor Gavin Newsom. Following a landmark 6-3 Supreme Court victory, Blanche tells ‘America’s Newsroom’ that the Department of Justice remains fully prepared to fight for election integrity and secure the voting process ahead of the midterm elections.
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With the November midterms approaching, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is joining attorneys general from 23 states and Washington, D.C., in suing the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) over a Trump-backed mail-ballot rule that would impose new federal requirements on how states prepare and send mail ballots.
“I’m suing the Trump Administration to stop their unconstitutional attempt to change the rules and restrict mail-in voting. I’ll remind the President of my track record going up against him in court — and winning — to protect Pennsylvania’s free, fair, safe, and secure elections. I’m prepared to do so again,” Shapiro wrote on X. “Nothing about voting by mail has changed here in Pennsylvania. You can still vote safely and securely by mail.”
“While Donald Trump may try to inject chaos into our elections, the Constitution is clear: the authority to set election rules belongs to the states — not the federal government,” he continued.
The two-dozen-state coalition returned to court two days after the Supreme Court stayed an earlier injunction issued by a Massachusetts federal judge against key parts of Trump’s mail-voting executive order, finding the states’ initial challenge premature because USPS had not yet issued a final rule when they filed suit.
TRUMP SCORES SUPREME COURT WIN ON MAIL-IN VOTING RESTRICTIONS BEFORE MIDTERMS
US President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. Trump signed an executive order Tuesday intended to make it harder for voters to cast mail-in ballots, escalating his long-running campaign against a practice used by millions of Americans.(Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“The Supreme Court ruling was a major win for the security of American elections. Radical Democrats continue to oppose commonsense measures that protect the security of mail-in ballots and ensure only Americans are electing American leaders,” White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “The Trump Administration will continue to lawfully enact the agenda President Trump was elected on – which includes the safety and security of our elections.”
At issue is USPS’s newly finalized “Ballot Mail for Federal Elections” rule, which went into effect last week and was published Wednesday. It would require state and local election officials to submit information on intended mail-ballot recipients to a USPS portal, where the agency would compile state-specific lists of enrolled mail voters. It would also require certain mail-in ballot design requirements, such as trackable barcodes, and require officials to submit ballot-envelope designs to USPS for pre-approval.
In their 53-page complaint, the states argue that the rule improperly gives USPS a new role in running elections, forcing election officials to adopt new procedures, share ballot-recipient information and potentially replace already-purchased envelopes as the midterms draw closer. They also argue that Congress, not the president or Postal Service, has the authority to alter election rules, and that USPS skipped a review process for major nationwide changes to postal services or operations.
NEWSOM PROMISES NEW LEGAL FIGHT AFTER TRUMP GETS SUPREME COURT VICTORY ON MAIL-IN VOTING
FILE – In this Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, a person drops applications for mail-in-ballots into a mailbox in Omaha, Neb. The U.S. Postal Service agreed Wednesday, Oct. 14, to reverse changes that slowed mail service nationwide, settling a lawsuit filed by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock during a pandemic that is expected to force many more people to vote by mail. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik, File)
The coalition is asking the court to block the rule while the lawsuit proceeds and ultimately throw it out, arguing that their new challenge answers the Supreme Court’s timing concern. A separate Massachusetts injunction had temporarily blocked USPS from putting the requirements in place for the November midterms, but the judge lifted that order Wednesday following the Supreme Court’s ruling.
“This Court held that ‘no law enacted by Congress delegates authority to control mail-in voting to USPS,’ and that the President’s directives to USPS were ultra vires,” the states write in their complaint. “The Supreme Court subsequently stayed the injunction—not because Plaintiff States’ claims lacked merit, but because the States ‘lack[ed] standing to bring’ their claims as to the [Executive Order] … As the Court explained, USPS had not yet implemented the EO, but if USPS ultimately adopts a final rule that ‘harms the States, they may challenge that rule.’ USPS then published its final rule two days later.”
A view of a US Post Office in Bethesda, Maryland on August 21, 2020. – US Postmaster General Louis De Joy denied claims that he was working to undermine mail delivery after comments by US President Donald Trump raised fears that the US Postal Service would be sabotaged to aid his chances in the November elections.(MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images)
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USPS did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment in time for publication.
Alec Schemmel is a Politics Reporter for Fox News Digital who is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina but now resides in the Washington D.C.-Baltimore Metro Area.
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