Yahoo News “The U.S. Postal Service has recently proposed new rules for mailing absentee and mail-in ballots in federal elections, requiring states to provide voter eligibility lists and unique barcodes to ensure ballots are sent only to approved recipients. The proposal, published in the Federal Register, follows an executive order issued by President Donald Trump to strengthen election integrity. It would establish uniform national standards for ballot envelopes and create a “Mail-In and Absentee Participation List” managed in coordination with state election officials.

• Details of the Proposed Rule. Under the plan, each state’s chief election official would submit to the Postal Service the names of voters eligible for mail-in ballots along with barcodes for both outbound and return envelopes. The Postal Service would then verify that a ballot is being mailed only to individuals on the state-provided list. The rule notes that “states would retain full control over who would (or would not) be able to vote by mail-in federal elections within each state, as states would control enrollment with the Postal Service for inclusion on the state’s Mail-In and Absentee Participation List.”