Shapiro says Trump tried to limit Pennsylvanians' mail-in voting
Josh ShapiroGovernor of Pennsylvania, posting on his official Bluesky account
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro says President Trump tried to keep Pennsylvania voters from being heard in the 2026 election by attempting to limit mail-in voting.
“Donald Trump tried to prevent Pennsylvania voters from making their voices heard in this election by attempting to limit mail-in voting.”
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Should Trump’s new mail-in voting restrictions apply to the 2026 midterms?
USPS’s new federal ballot-mail rule requires election officials to meet envelope standards, enroll voters through a federal portal and submit outgoing ballots for verification. The Trump administration argues these are lawful anti-fraud postal controls. Challenging states and civil-rights organizations say USPS is intruding into state-run elections and that the late rollout threatens voters’ access. On September 14, the Supreme Court left a temporary block in place for the 2026 election. Alito and Thomas would have allowed enforcement; Kavanaugh objected to applying the rule this year.
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In a reply in the same thread, Shapiro says Pennsylvania took Trump to court over mail voting and won.
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In the reply, Shapiro says Pennsylvania took Trump to court to protect voting by mail and won, and that every eligible Pennsylvania voter can vote by mail this November.
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Shapiro describes the administration's mail-voting restrictions as an attempt to stop Pennsylvanians from voting, which is a direct objection to applying them in this election.
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