Alert from Scottsdale Congregational UCC:
The U.S. Postal Service has announced a proposal to refuse delivery of mail-in ballots for federal elections in states like Arizona that haven't provided the federal government with a list of eligible voters. Such lists which would be screened for compliance by postal employees.
The rationale, according to the postmaster, is to prevent fraud, and ensure that “the right ballots are going to the right people.”
SEE: The Hill, and see the full rule HERE.
The problem: This inserts the federal government into our elections. It is the states that are Constitutionally charged with handling elections and voter eligibility. In Arizona, there are multiple fraud-prevention & detection tools and the incidence of fraud is miniscule. This action will not only be incredibly impractical for elections officials, leading to chaos (literally) but there is a fear that such data will be shared inappropriately with the Department of Justice and used to try to disenfranchise certain voters or take other actions.
While there will likely be court challenges, we want to flood the U.S. Postal Service with letters opposing this decision.
We face a July 2, 2026 deadline to submit comments.
You can email comments, with your name and address, to
PCFederalRegister@usps.gov, with a subject line of “Ballot Mail.”
OR
Mail comments to:
Director, Product Classification
U.S. Postal Service
475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Room 4446
Washington, DC 20260-5015
THANK YOU!