Fact check
“In a March executive order, President Donald Trump instructed the U.S. Postal Service to create rules for election officials sending mail-in ballots to voters.”
Reasoning
The provided evidence contains explicit statements that the March executive order required the USPS to set criteria and create rules for how election officials could send mail‑in ballots, and that non‑compliance could result in the USPS refusing delivery. No contradictory evidence is presented.
On confidence: Multiple independent excerpts from the same ProPublica article directly state that a March executive order signed by President Donald Trump instructed the U.S. Postal Service to create rules for election officials sending mail‑in ballots to voters.
Important context
The order was part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to regulate mail‑in voting for the 2022 midterm elections, and it faced legal challenges that resulted in federal judges blocking the rule for the November elections.
Evidence
Supporting (5)
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceCan I Vote By Mail in the 2026 Midterm Elections? What to Know. — ProPublica
soon as they’re published. This week, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s plans to impose new rules for mail-in voting for the midterm elections in November. In a March executive order, President Donald Trump had…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceCan I Vote By Mail in the 2026 Midterm Elections? What to Know. — ProPublica
website our stories appear on must include a prominent and effective way to contact you. HTML What to Know About Mail-In Voting for the 2026 Midterms This week, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s plans to impose new…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceCan I Vote By Mail in the 2026 Midterm Elections? What to Know. — ProPublica
spokesperson Olivia Wales said in a statement that the president wants “commonsense exceptions” for Americans to vote by mail because of an illness, a disability, travel or service in the military. And she said Trump’s use of mail-in…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourcePostal Service Failed to Properly Handle Some Primary Election Ballots, Audit Finds — ProPublica
to move ahead with new rules that would allow the agency to regulate mail voting, under a March executive order signed by President Donald Trump. The order requires states to give USPS a list of all voters eligible to receive a ballot in…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourcePostal Service Failed to Properly Handle Some Primary Election Ballots, Audit Finds — ProPublica
similar procedural gaps across multiple facilities indicates a need for improved understanding and increased enforcement of Postal Service policies among its employees,” it said. The findings come as the Supreme Court weighs whether to…
Limitations
All evidence comes from a single source (ProPublica). While the excerpts are clear, additional corroboration from other outlets or the actual text of the executive order would strengthen verification.
- Last verified:
- Sep 27, 2026, 4:28 AM CDT
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Where this claim appeared
What to Know About Mail-In Voting for the 2026 MidtermsProPublica · Teddy Amenabar