Fact check
“If a state didn’t comply with the new rules, the Postal Service wouldn’t deliver the ballots to voters.”
Reasoning
The claim matches the language in the provided sources: the USPS rule, created under a Trump executive order, stipulated that if a state failed to meet the new requirements, the Postal Service would not deliver mail-in ballots to voters in that state. The evidence directly confirms this condition.
On confidence: Multiple excerpts from the same ProPublica article explicitly state that the USPS rule would prevent delivery of ballots for states that did not comply.
Important context
The rule was proposed for the 2026 midterm elections and was blocked by federal judges before it could take effect. Therefore, while the rule existed in draft form, it was never implemented.
Evidence
Supporting (4)
- 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
ballots. The USPS finalized the rule in August. If it went into effect, the Postal Service wouldn’t mail ballots for states that failed to comply. The USPS rule set design standards that required envelopes for mail-in ballots to include…
- Tier 1 — Primary sourceCan I Vote By Mail in the 2026 Midterm Elections? What to Know. — ProPublica
exceedingly rare . What did the USPS rule say? Trump’s order instructed the Postal Service to set criteria for mail-in ballots. The USPS finalized the rule in August. If it went into effect, the Postal Service wouldn’t mail ballots for…
Limitations
All evidence comes from a single source (ProPublica) and repeats the same information; no additional independent verification is provided.
- Last verified:
- Sep 27, 2026, 4:28 AM CDT
- Pipeline:
- 2.1.0
- Claim type:
- Factual
Where this claim appeared
What to Know About Mail-In Voting for the 2026 MidtermsProPublica · Teddy Amenabar