Ongoing2 earlier updates
This story has run 3 times over 3 days, starting Aug 26.
- USPS violated a court order to finalize Trump’s mail-ballot rule; judge allows publication
- Judge clears Trump’s USPS mail-ballot rule; 24 states and D.C. sue hours later
- [UPDATE] Judge blocks USPS from rejecting noncompliant mail ballots for 14 days; DOJ appeals — this issue
[UPDATE] Judge blocks USPS from rejecting noncompliant mail ballots for 14 days; DOJ appeals
What we’re less sure of1 of 6 claims
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States are preparing to send the first ballots for the midterm elections next week.
A specific timing claim presented in the story but not attributed to a named state official or election agency.