24 states sue to stop new Postal Service ballot rules

Two dozen states in Washington, D.C. are suing to block new Postal Service rules for mailed ballots just months before the November midterms

The new rules follow President Trump's March executive order tightening procedures for mail-in voting

States would have to give the Postal Service the names and addresses of voters receiving mail ballots and use new envelopes with tracking barcodes

The Postal Service says it will not determine who is eligible to vote, maintain voter rolls, or count ballots

But the states argue the new requirements are unconstitutional and interfere with their authority to run elections

They also warn some mail-in voters could be disenfranchised. California Attorney General Rob Bonta says the Constitution gives states the power to regulate elections, not the president or the Postal Service

The White House calls the changes common sense measures to protect mail ballots

and ensure only Americans elect American leaders. The lawsuit comes days after the Supreme Court rejected an earlier challenge from the states

saying it was filed too soon before the Postal Service had issued its final rule

The justices allowed the Postal Service to move forward, but did not rule on whether the final rule itself is legal

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