WASHINGTON — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, led a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner seeking answers about whether the United States Postal Service (USPS) has faced pressure from the Trump Administration to restrict or interfere with mail-in ballot delivery ahead of the 2026 elections, as well as USPS’s June 2, 2026 publication of a proposed rule (91 FR 32915) that would impose new federal requirements on mail-in voting.
In the letter sent out June 3, 2026, Krishnamoorthi raised concerns alleging President Trump had repeatedly attacked mail-in voting, and cited recent Department of Justice’s alleged efforts to target election materials, and executive actions that could involve USPS in limiting ballot delivery or imposing new requirements affecting absentee and mail ballots.
“Free, fair, and secure elections are the foundation of our democracy,” Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi is quoted saying in the press release. “The United States Postal Service must remain an independent and reliable institution that delivers election mail securely and on time, free from political interference. Americans deserve confidence that no administration will manipulate access to the ballot box or undermine lawful voting.”
In the letter which was signed only by Democrats, Krishnamoorthi requested responses to a series of questions regarding USPS’s communications with the Trump Administration and any efforts to involve the Postal Service in election administration.
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The lawmakers requested responses no later than June 23, 2026, along with all responsive documents and communications.
The letter was also signed by Reps. Kweisi Mfume (D-MD-07), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC-AL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA-08), Dan Goldman (D-NY-10), Danny K. Davis (D-IL-07), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-01), Angie Craig (D-MN-02), Adam Smith (D-WA-09), Chellie Pingree (D-ME-01), Jill Tokuda (D-HI-02), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL-13), Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD-02), Betty McCollum (D-MN-04), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-02), Emily Randall (D-WA-06), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA-01), Dwight Evans (D-PA-03), Val Hoyle (D-OR-04), Joe Courtney (D-CT-02), Seth Moulton (D-MA-06), Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10), April McClain Delaney (D-MD-06), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA-05), James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA-11), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH-09), Greg Stanton (D-AZ-04), Eric Sorensen (D-IL-17), André Carson (D-IN-07), and Wesley Bell (D-MO-01).
The letter can be found here. (https://krishnamoorthi.house.gov/sites/evo-subsites/krishnamoorthi-evo.house.gov/files/evo-media-document/letter-to-postmaster-general-on-mail-in-voting_0.pdf)