Michigan Senators Elissa Slotkin and Gary Peters are escalating their fight against a proposed U.S. Postal Service (USPS) regulation that could allow the agency to halt the delivery of mail-in ballots. The policy stems from a presidential executive order requiring states to submit absentee voter information to create a federal mail-in voter list.

Concerns Over Voter Disenfranchisement

The senators raised specific alarms over recent administration court filings, which revealed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is discussing plans to compare this new USPS database against its own federal datasets. Opponents argue that matching mail-in voting logs with potentially flawed federal records could cause eligible voters to be dropped or lead to unwarranted investigations of local election officials.

The proposed rule seeks to create a centralized national absentee voter database with individualized barcodes connected to the voters’ names under the control of the President. This information would be ripe for potential abuse or improper disclosure, potentially imperiling the integrity of American elections.

Defending the Proposal

Supporters of the policy, including Senator Bernie Moreno (R-OH), have dismissed allegations of White House overreach. Moreno argued during committee proceedings that the directive serves as a necessary security measure to prevent voter fraud and secure the mailing system, rather than an attempt to nationalize local election processes.

Original reporting: Tampa Free Press — read the source article.