mail-in voters

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has retreated from a plan to collect data on mail-in voters under President Donald Trump’s executive order, with the Justice Department now describing the data-sharing proposal as in early stages and contingent on a new U.S. Postal Service rule. The executive order, which requires states to submit potential mail voter lists to USPS and directs DHS to compile voting-age citizen data, faces ongoing legal challenges.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is retracting its plan to collect data on mail-in voters under President Donald Trump’s executive order, with the Justice Department now describing the initiative as in early stages and contingent on a new U.S. Postal Service rule. The order, which requires states to submit lists of potential mail voters to the Postal Service, faces multiple lawsuits but has not been paused by a federal judge.