Washington Fights Back on Election Mail | Seattle News

Seattle News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 26, 2026 · 1m

Washington’s election officials are preparing to sue again over a new Trump-backed executive order that could give the Postal Service sweeping control over mail-in ballots — even dictating ballot design and threatening to withhold ballots from states that don’t share voter rolls. With midterm ballots already printed, state leaders argue this is an unconstitutional federal overreach, while some Republicans frame it as a necessary push for voter roll accuracy. Compounding tensions, the federal government has reportedly halted critical cyber threat alerts to states — leaving election officials…