# Trump administration ballot-handling changes face resistance from election officials

https://mins.news/en/item/41889

- CNN, 2026-09-02 11:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/02/politics/election-officials-trump-post-office-mail-ballot-voting?Date=20260902&Profile=CNN

> The Trump administration’s effort to force changes in how election ballots are handled may be running into a hurdle beyond court challenges and resistance nationwide: election officials say the proposed rules came too late for them even to attempt compliance.

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