{"id":2585868,"date":"2026-03-31T19:43:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:43:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-usps-to-limit-mail-ballots-to-voters-on-dhs-lists\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:45:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T23:45:45","slug":"trump-orders-usps-to-limit-mail-ballots-to-voters-on-dhs-lists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-orders-usps-to-limit-mail-ballots-to-voters-on-dhs-lists\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump orders USPS to limit mail ballots to voters on DHS lists"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-orders-usps-to-limit-mail-ballots-to-voters-on-dhs-lists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2585868&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Homeland Security to compile lists of eligible voters in every state using federal records and to require the U.S. Postal Service to craft rules that would limit the delivery and return of mail-in ballots to voters on those lists. The order creates a federal voter verification system by having DHS work with the Social Security Governance, with the verified list sent to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-trump-campaign-takes-fight-over-pennsylvania-election-and-mail-in-ballot-laws-to-us-supreme-court\/\" title=\"NEW: ... Campaign Takes Fight Over Pennsylvania Election and ...In Ballot Laws to US Supreme Court\">state election officials<\/a> at least 60 days before federal elections. It also directs the Postal Service to design envelopes and tracking features for mail-in and absentee ballots and to ensure ballots are only sent or returned for voters who appear on the DHS-verified list. Trump argues the measure will make elections safer, endorsing voter ID and proof of citizenship in the process. The move is intended to bypass Congress,where the SAVE America Act-already stalled-would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/l-a-dems-introduce-motion-to-require-proof-of-vaccination-to-enter-retail-stores-dine-inside-restaurants\/\" title=\"L.A. Dems Introduce Motion To ... Proof Of Vaccination To Enter Retail Stores, Dine Inside Restaurants\">implement similar restrictions<\/a>,prompting anticipated legal challenges from Democrats.Democratic lawyers have signaled they will sue if the order is deemed unconstitutional, while Trump has urged action to bypass the Senate\u2019s filibuster and push through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/erickson-great-is-artemis-of-the-ephesians\/\" title=\"ERICKSON: Great Is Artemis Of The Ephesians!\">election-reform measures<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump orders Postal Service to limit mail ballots to voters on new DHS approved lists<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2540851\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> signed an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/executive-order\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3200\">executive order<\/a> on Tuesday directing the Department of Homeland Security to compile lists of eligible voters in every state and ordering the U.S. Postal Service to craft rules limiting the delivery and return of mail-in ballots to individuals on those lists.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think this will help a lot with elections,&rdquo; Trump told reporters on Tuesday while speaking in the Oval Office. &ldquo;We&rsquo;d like to have voter ID. We&rsquo;d like to have proof of citizenship.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4511498\/florida-democrats-voter-registration-program\/\">Florida Democrats push voter registration program after flipping two seats: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4511538\/watchdog-human-error-mikie-sherrill-military-records\/\">Federal watchdog blames human error for release of Mikie Sherrill&#8217;s military records<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4511055\/new-york-campaign-board-bruce-blakeman-denied-matching-funds\/\">New York campaign board denies Bruce Blakeman $7 million in matching funds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The executive order, expected to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-state-legislature-passes-fetal-heartbeat-abortion-bill\/\" title=\"Texas ... legislature passes fetal heartbeat abortion bill\">face legal challenges<\/a> from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"249\">Democrats<\/a>, effectively creates a federal voter verification system. It orders DHS to partner with the Social Security Administration to compile a list of verified citizens eligible to vote in every single state using federal records. The list will be sent to state election officials at least 60 days before a federal election.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s order also directs the Postal Service to design rules for handling mail-in and absentee ballots. Ballots would be mailed back in specially designed envelopes with barcodes for easy tracking. Under the proposed framework, ballots would not be sent or returned through the mail unless the voter appears on a DHS-verified list.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What the president is doing today is he&rsquo;s going to make sure that mail-in ballots are safe, secure, and accurate, and will have a clear distinction,&rdquo; Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told reporters. <\/p>\n<p>Each state&rsquo;s election officials would be provided with a comprehensive view of who the eligible voters are in their jurisdiction, allowing them to properly verify that everyone voting in their elections is legally eligible to vote, according to the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has long criticized mail voting for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >enabling inaccurate voter rolls<\/a> that allow ineligible people to vote in various federal and state elections.<\/p>\n<p>The order is meant to bypass congressional action on the SAVE America Act, which has stalled in Congress as lawmakers are on a two-week Easter recess. The SAVE America Act would require ID to cast a ballot and proof of citizenship to register to vote. Trump has also pushed for the legislation to include new restrictions on voting by mail after <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4504774\/trump-defends-voting-by-mail-florida-special-election\/\">he recently used the mail-in<\/a> method in the special election for a Florida state house seat.<\/p>\n<p>The effort comes as Trump has pressured Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) to bypass the Senate&rsquo;s 60-vote filibuster threshold and pass the legislation. <\/p>\n<p>By law, only Congress can make wide-sweeping changes to how states conduct elections. Democratic lawyer Marc Elias is already vowing to challenge the order.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If Trump signs an unconstitutional Executive Order to take over voting, we will sue,&rdquo; Elias <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/marceelias\/status\/2039088551598366986\">wrote on X<\/a>. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t bluff and I usually win.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4511150\/bondi-taps-us-attorney-who-voted-against-biden-2020-certification-for-election-integrity-role\/\">BONDI TAPS US ATTORNEY WHO VOTED AGAINST BIDEN 2020 CERTIFICATION FOR ELECTION INTEGRITY ROLE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump preemptively pushed back against future lawsuits against the order. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know how it can be challenged,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;You may find a rogue judge. You get a lot of rogue judges, very bad, bad people, very bad judges. But that&rsquo;s the only way that can be changed.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to limit mail ballots to DHS-listed voters<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2658,"featured_media":2585869,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26090784092005.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[76920,6571,37707,3634,11330],"class_list":["post-2585868","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dhs-lists","tag-elections","tag-mail-ballots","tag-trump","tag-usps"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26090784092005.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585868","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2658"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2585868"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585868\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2585872,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2585868\/revisions\/2585872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2585869"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2585868"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2585868"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2585868"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}