New York and voting rights organizations are challenging a new U.S. Postal Service rule that could result in some mail-in ballots being rejected ahead of the midterm elections, according to Spectrum News 1.
The rule requires states to provide USPS with lists of eligible mail voters and obtain federal approval for ballot envelope designs.
Attorney General Letitia James joined 23 other Democratic attorneys general and Pennsylvania’s governor in a lawsuit seeking to block the policy.
Under the rule, a ballot could be rejected if a voter is missing from the federal list or uses an envelope USPS has not approved, even if the voter is eligible under state law.
Voting rights groups are also pursuing legal challenges and are encouraging New Yorkers planning to vote by mail to request ballots early and closely follow election deadlines.
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