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USPS issues new rules requiring federal approval for mail-ballot barcodes

The Postal Service on March 21, 2026, established rules requiring states to obtain federal approval for tracked barcodes on mail-ballot envelopes and to supply voter lists, per an executive order signed that month.

Amira Haddad
Congress and Rules Reporter
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The U.S. Postal Service on March 21, 2026, established new rules requiring states to receive federal approval for the use of tracked barcodes on mail-ballot envelopes and to supply the Postal Service with lists of registered voters, ordered by President Trump's executive order signed in March 2026.[1]