rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/letter/refuse-trumps-voter-data-grab?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-letter-area-refuse-trumps-voter-data-grab' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> OnePA https://actionnetwork.org/groups/onepa https://actionnetwork.org//images/generic_facebook.jpg The Trump administration is trying to pressure states into handing over sensitive information about people voting by mail, using the U.S. Postal Service as leverage. A proposed USPS rule would require states to provide names, addresses, and ballot barcode information for voters receiving mail-in or absentee ballots through a new federal portal. Mailings that fail to satisfy the proposed requirements could be rejected by the USPS. Postmaster General David Steiner went even further, telling Senators that the USPS would not deliver election mail if states refused to provide the required voter information. Secretaries of State should not be intimidated. Their hands are not tied. While a Supreme Court decision lifted one injunction and led to the lifting of the nationwide injunction blocking the USPS from moving forward with Steiner’s plan, the Court did not decide whether Trump’s order or Steiner’s scheme is constitutional. Even if a new nationwide injunction is put in place after new court filings, the uncertainty while the legal cases are moving forward just strengthens the need for secretaries of state to act. State election officials should refuse to surrender voter information in response to political threats. They should publicly demand that USPS do its job and deliver lawful ballots and election information without delays, retaliation, or new political conditions. State officials must stand up now and make clear that Donald Trump cannot use the Postal Service to intimidate states or put new barriers between eligible voters and their ballots. Tell your Secretary of State to refuse Trump’s voter-data demands and demand uninterrupted delivery of ballot and election mail. https://actionnetwork.org/letters/refuse-trumps-voter-data-grab