In a new letter, election officials from across the country say the U.S.

Postmaster General has not addressed persistent mail delivery delays and has not adequately

prepared for the general election.

And that, they say, could cause ballots to miss election deadlines, lead to fewer people

voting, and undermine trust in the voting process.

Mail-in voting has already started in Alabama and at least 36 states allow all of

their residents to vote by mail. I spoke earlier today with Mandy V. Hill. She's

elections director for the state of New Mexico and president of the National Association of State Election Directors, one of the groups that issued the letter.

And I ask about what election officials see as the lack of understanding and enforcement of

Postal Service policies for handling election mail.

The USPS has a lot of different election mail policies.

Those policies are in place for good reason.

And the unfortunate reality is that we're seeing

an inconsistent application of those policies,

which could make a difference in the ability

to count a ballot or not.

So as an example, there's a requirement

to postmark ballots.

We are hearing of instances across states where that is not occurring.

And depending on state law, that may prohibit an eligible ballot from otherwise being counted.

We know that critical battleground states like Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Nevada, Georgia, they all accept

mail-in ballots.

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