The American Postal Workers Union has launched a television ad campaign in North Carolina defending the integrity of mail-in voting ahead of the fall midterm elections. Local union leaders say claims of widespread fraud are unfounded and insulting to postal workers, who they say handle every ballot with care regardless of political preference. A bipartisan poll from Hart Research and North Star Opinion Research found 34% of voters rely on mail-in voting, including nearly half of seniors, while 35% believe it should be abolished amid years of fraud claims from President Donald Trump.
The campaign follows a U.S. Supreme Court decision rejecting Trump's proposed restrictions on mailed ballots nationwide, though Attorney General Todd Blanche said the ruling was partly about timing and that election security efforts will continue beyond this cycle. North Carolina election officials say absentee voting procedures remain unchanged, with several security measures in place and voter fraud treated as a felony. Local election officials elsewhere, including in Colorado's El Paso County, note many jurisdictions already use secure, barcode-tracked ballot envelopes, and warn that Trump's proposed uniform verification system could create counting delays or compromise confidential voter protections. Officials expect the issue to resurface before the 2027 election cycle.
