00:02Two dozen states in Washington, D.C. are suing to block new Postal Service rules for mailed
00:07ballots just months before the November midterms. The new rules follow President Trump's March
00:13executive order tightening procedures for mail-in voting. States would have to give the Postal
00:18Service the names and addresses of voters receiving mail ballots and use new envelopes
00:24with tracking barcodes. The Postal Service says it will not determine who is eligible to vote,
00:30maintain voter rolls, or count ballots. But the states argue the new requirements are
00:36unconstitutional and interfere with their authority to run elections. They also warn some mail-in
00:42voters could be disenfranchised. California Attorney General Rob Bonta says the Constitution gives
00:48states the power to regulate elections, not the President or the Postal Service.
00:54The White House calls the changes common-sense measures to protect mail ballots and ensure
00:59only Americans elect American leaders. The lawsuit comes days after the Supreme Court rejected an
01:06earlier challenge from the states, saying it was filed too soon before the Postal Service had issued
01:12its final rule. The justices allowed the Postal Service to move forward, but did not rule on whether
01:18the final rule itself is legal.
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