{"id":375170,"date":"2026-09-02T16:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/designed-to-fail-states-warn-they-cant-meet-trump-mail-ballot-demands\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T15:00:12","slug":"designed-to-fail-states-warn-they-cant-meet-trump-mail-ballot-demands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/designed-to-fail-states-warn-they-cant-meet-trump-mail-ballot-demands\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Designed to fail&#8217;: States warn they can&#8217;t meet Trump mail ballot demands"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/dHw3g2kIW-w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"'Designed to fail': States warn they can't meet Trump mail ballot demands\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dHw3g2kIW-w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Trump administration efforts to force change in the handling of election ballots may be facing a bigger hurdle than the cross-country court challenges and resistance: With just 62 days to go before midterm elections, election officials insist it is simply too late for them to even try to comply with the proposed rules.<\/p>\n<p>In court filings and interviews with CNN, election officials and other mail voting experts said that there is no practical way to comply with the Postal Service\u2019s plans \u2013 even if states can find the millions of dollars they expect compliance to cost.<\/p>\n<p>&quot;This system cannot be implemented consistent with the right to vote,&quot; Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) told CNN, adding that the new rules are &quot;haphazard,&quot; &quot;negligent&quot; and &quot;intentional.&quot;<\/p>\n<p>0:00 State election officials warn that they can&#8217;t meet new proposed mail-in ballot rules<br \/>\n1:07 CNN&#8217;s Alayna Treene reports from the White House<br \/>\n3:41 &quot;What&#8217;s at stake is the right to vote&quot;: Sen. Richard Blumenthal on whistleblower report<br \/>\n5:20 How thousands of ballots could be rejected if there is a flaw in one<br \/>\n7:45 Postal Service statement<\/p>\n<p>Watch 24\/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https:\/\/bit.ly\/4eIvlTr<\/p>\n<p>#Voting #Trump #News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump administration efforts to force change in the handling of election ballots may be facing a bigger hurdle than the cross-country court challenges and resistance: With just 62 days to go before midterm elections, election officials insist it is simply too late for them to even try to comply with the proposed rules. 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