ACLU co-issues opposition to USPS election requirements

Co-issuer of joint plaintiff-and-counsel statementStatement date: September 4, 2026

“USPS has no authority in the Constitution or federal law over how states administer mail voting”

Read the official statementJoint plaintiff-and-counsel statement after court blocks USPS ballot requirements · American Civil Liberties UnionJoint statement following announcement of preliminary relief

Source and context

Official statement

Joint plaintiff-and-counsel statement after court blocks USPS ballot requirements · American Civil Liberties UnionJoint statement following announcement of preliminary relief

About this source

Coalition statement opposing the rule’s authority and immediate implementation. The quotation is jointly issued, not an independently attributed statement from every listed organization or spokesperson.

Before the quotation

The district court grants preliminary relief.

After the quotation

The jointly issued statement welcomes the block as ballots are being sent.

How this statement is classified

Condemned

Responding to: USPS lacks authority to impose these election-administration requirements, and enforcing them now would threaten voters’ access to mailed ballots.

The label describes this statement’s response within the context above.

Why this label?

Rejects mandatory enforcement. This is one coalition statement, recorded for the participating ACLU.