MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – Vermont and New York have joined a coalition of states in filing a formal comment letter opposing a proposed U.S. Postal Service rule that would restrict mail-in voting.
President Trump in March signed an executive order directing the USPS to transmit mail ballots only to voters on a national list of eligible voters.
The Vermont Attorney General’s Office says under the proposed rule, USPS would create a centralized list of voter information and refuse to deliver ballots to any eligible voter not on that list.
“Mail-in voting enables more Vermonters to exercise their right to vote, and a federal court already has confirmed that the President has no authority to interfere with voting procedures in this way,” Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark said in a statement.
Recent federal court rulings have come out against the president’s executive order, but the AGs say the USPS has not yet rescinded its proposed rule.
The coalition cited this week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision, which reaffirmed states’ authority to administer elections, including permitting voters to cast ballots by mail.
Other states joining in the coalition include Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin.
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