California, other states sue again to block new U.S. Postal Service rules for mail ballots
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Set us as preferred California and a coalition of other Democratic-led states sued again Wednesday to block the U.S.Postal Service from implementing new nationwide rules for mail ballots, arguing they usurp state authority over elections at President Trump’s behest, expose voter information unnecessarily and threaten chaos in the rapidly approaching November election.The Postal Service formally issued a 95-page “final rule” on Friday asserting that it was amending its mailing standards for mail ballots in federal elections to comply with Trump’s March executive order.
Trump demanded the rule changes as part of a broader plan to combat what he alleges — without evidence — is widespread voter fraud in the U.S., including by noncitizens voting through the mail.Election experts say there is zero evidence of such problems existing at scale.“This mail-in voting rule is an unlawful overreach that shows just how far President Trump will go to control elections, but as I’ve said before, this fight is far from over and we are confident that the facts and the law are on our side,” California Atty.
Gen.Rob Bonta said in a statement.“Donald Trump does not run elections.
States do.And his latest attack on democracy is proof of how weak he has become,” said Gov.
Gavin Newsom.“California will continue to lead the way in defending democracy — using every tool at our disposal and every minute in our day.
This perilous moment in history demands no less from us.”The new postal rules require states to submit lists of eligible voters — including their names and addresses — to the Postal Service, and to use new ballot envelopes with digital barcodes that would allow the Postal Service to identify and reject ballots that don’t match those lists.The rules do not give the Postal Service authority to dictate which v...