Trump is trying to weaponize the USPS in his attempt to control the outcome of this election and maintain power. Tell the Senate to say NO to his nominations and protect our freedom to vote.
Dear MoveOn member,
Trump is quietly pushing through nominations for a lesser-known, yet powerful position—the United States Postal Service (USPS) Board of Governors.1
Just weeks before signing an executive order directing the USPS to determine who can vote by mail, he nominated four Republicans to fill vacancies on the board—breaking a longstanding tradition of bipartisan nominations. And the Senate could vote on them as soon as September.2
Of Trump's four nominations to the board, three have openly expressed doubts about the results of the 2020 elections.3
Trump is doing everything in his power to suppress voter turnout ahead of the midterms. Sign the petition calling on the Senate to block his nominations NOW.
Trump is pushing through these nominations while directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to build a nationalized list of citizenships and require the USPS to direct states to abide by certain mail-ballot design and tracking requirements.4
That means USPS would manage a list of "eligible voters" and mandate that postal workers can deliver ballots only to people on that list.5 These lists run a real risk of purging eligible voters from receiving ballots, with states warning that they will not be accurate.6
This latest power grab, which would entirely reshape the leadership of the USPS, is part of a broader strategy of this administration to upend our elections to control the outcome.
Free and fair elections, without interference, are the bedrock of American democracy. Tell the Senate to block Trump's power grab and protect our democracy!
Under Trump's authoritarian rule, USPS has also proposed a rule to refuse to deliver vote-by-mail ballots in states that do not turn over voter rolls to the DHS.7 This would be a major blow to states with a Democratic majority and could lead to millions of suppressed votes.
The Board of Governors acts just like a board for a private company—overseeing the strategic direction and long-term goals of the USPS. Our postal service has a mandate to provide universal service to all people and plays a critical role in delivering ballots to Americans across the country. All things Trump wants to undermine.
Tell the U.S. Senate to block Trump's attempts to control our elections. Sign the petition now!
The White House isn't being secretive. It is sowing doubt and confusion in our election system to lay the foundation to contest this election if things don't go their way.
Senator Elissa Slotkin, who serves on the agency that oversees the USPS, put it plainly: "It is clear to me that the president is looking for people who will do exactly what he says and will carry out his order without respect for the U.S. Postal Service."8
Trump is using every arsenal at his disposal to control the outcome of this election, and we can't allow him to take full control of USPS, one of the last vestiges of a national public service.
Will you sign the petition and tell the Senate to block Trump's nominations and keep vote-by-mail accessible for all Americans?
Thanks for all you do.
–Kelsey, Allison K., Seth, Mia, and the rest of the team
Sources:
1. "Trump Quietly Asserts Control Over Postal Service Amid Plans to Overhaul Voting," The New York Times, August 24, 2026
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/mail-voting-supreme-court-postal-service-trump.html
2. Ibid.
3. Ibid.
4. "Federal judge lifts all blocks on Trump mail-in ballots executive order," ABC News, August 26, 2026
https://abcnews.com/Politics/federal-judge-lifts-blocks-trump-mail-ballots-executive/story?id=135981337
5. Ibid.
6. "'There's no way those lists are accurate': State officials warn that Trump's citizenship data-gathering could purge eligible voters," MS Now, August 26, 2026
https://www.ms.now/news/trump-election-security-noncitizen-voting
7. "Federal judge lifts all blocks on Trump mail-in ballots executive order," ABC News, August 26, 2026
https://abcnews.com/Politics/federal-judge-lifts-blocks-trump-mail-ballots-executive/story?id=135981337
8. "Trump Quietly Asserts Control Over Postal Service Amid Plans to Overhaul Voting," The New York Times, August 24, 2026
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/politics/mail-voting-supreme-court-postal-service-trump.html
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