Demand that the United States Postal Service refuse to implement President Trump's executive order restricting vote-by-mail and withdraw its proposed rule on election mail and absentee voter lists.

We again insist that you follow the law, refuse to implement President Trump’s Executive Order, and withdraw this presidentially-directed proposed rule.

Whitehouse joined Senate Democratic colleagues in demanding that USPS abandon a proposed rule implementing President Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting and refuse to carry out the order.

Whitehouse, Reed Team Up with Colleagues to Demand USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Restrict Vote-by-Mail
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Whitehouse's official Senate release says Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse joined Reed and Senate Democratic colleagues in demanding USPS abandon the proposed rule implementing President Trump's mail-voting executive order. It also says the senators insisted USPS follow the law, refuse to implement the order, and withdraw the proposed rule.

Direct official evidence that Whitehouse made the demanded request during the lookback window.

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Whitehouse, Reed Team Up with Colleagues to Demand USPS Abandon Proposed Rule to Restrict Vote-by-Mail
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The Senate letter to Postmaster General David Steiner and USPS governors asks USPS to refuse implementation of President Trump's executive order and withdraw the proposed ballot-mail rule. The signature page lists Sheldon Whitehouse as a United States Senator.

The underlying official letter confirms the precise demand and Whitehouse's participation.

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June 23, 2026 Senate Letter to USPS on Executive Order and Proposed Ballot Mail Rule
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USPS's proposed rule says it would amend Domestic Mail Manual standards for mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections, consistent with Section 3 of Executive Order 14399. It includes state-specific mail-in and absentee participation lists and enrollment requirements.

Official rulemaking record confirms the proposed rule Whitehouse demanded USPS withdraw.

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Ballot Mail for Federal Elections
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Executive Order 14399, signed March 31, 2026, directed the Postmaster General to start rulemaking on mail-in and absentee ballots and included provisions limiting USPS transmission of ballots to enrolled individuals on state-specific lists.

Official executive order record confirms the Trump order targeted by Whitehouse's demand.

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Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections
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AP reported that USPS had filed the proposed rule in late May and that a federal judge had blocked Trump's executive order and barred agencies from implementing it. The report also notes continued demands that USPS withdraw the rule.

Recent lookback-window reporting shows the proposed rule and executive order remained contested after Whitehouse's demand, with court action blocking implementation but no confirmed USPS withdrawal in the article.

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Democratic governors press US Postal Service to drop plan tied to Trump’s election order
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