Federal government confirms huge voting shakeup plan thatll hit 22M Californians
More than 22 million registered voters in California could be caught in the middle of a growing fight between the Trump administration and state officials.The nation’s top postal official has confirmed a proposal is being weighed that could block the delivery of mail ballots in states that refuse to share voter data with the federal government.Speaking before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Wednesday, Postmaster General David Steiner said the US Postal Service would not deliver mail ballots under a proposed federal rule if a state declined to provide absentee voter information requested by Washington, DC.“If a state refuses to turn their absentee voter list over to the federal government, will the Postal Service still mail their ballots under this proposed rule?” Sen.Gary Peters (D-Mich.) asked during the hearing.“Under our proposed regulation, no,” Steiner replied.The proposal stems from an executive order signed by President Donald Trump in March directing the Postal Service to develop regulations requiring states to provide lists of eligible voters at least 60 days before federal elections.The administration has argued the measure would help ensure ballots are sent only to eligible voters amid concerns about potential mail voting fraud.Political consultant Matt Klink said the requirement is a reasonable step to bolster confidence in elections.“It’s remarkable that some states, blue states, trust the Postal Service to deliver millions of ballots but don’t trust anyone to verify who receives them,” Klink told The California Post.“Confidence in elections requires more than asking voters to simply take the government’s word for it.” Klink argued providing voter information to the government should not be viewed as a partisan issue.“Voting is a constitutional right, but only for eligible voters,” he said.
“Asking states to share voter data to protect election integrity is a commonsense safeguard, not a ...