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Donald Trump stated on September 07, 2020 in a press conference:
Election officials are “sending 80 million ballots all over the country. Eighty million ballots, non-requested. I call them ‘unsolicited ballots.’”
By Amy Sherman• September 10, 2020
Mike Pence stated on March 03, 2021 in an op-ed in the Daily Signal:
The voting bill known as H.R. 1 "would force states to adopt universal mail-in ballots.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 4, 2021
Facebook posts stated on March 25, 2021 in an online video:
If the voting bill H.R. 1 is passed, “absentee ballots would be mailed out to anyone without proof of the voter’s identity.”
By Louis Jacobson• March 31, 2021
Facebook posts stated on July 19, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Two mail in ballots in PA (were) sent to the same person with their names on both a week and a half apart.”
By Samantha Putterman• August 28, 2020
Instagram posts stated on October 22, 2022 in an Instagram post:
Ballots are “mailed unconstitutionally” to every voter in Colorado.
By Madison Czopek• October 26, 2022
Mark Finchem stated on August 25, 2022 in a radio show:
“In Arizona, we have flood the zone with fake ballots.”
By Amy Sherman• August 30, 2022
Public Interest Legal Foundation stated on January 18, 2023 in a report:
In California, there were “10 million mail ballots unaccounted for” in the November midterm election.
By Jeff Cercone• January 26, 2023
Facebook posts stated on July 24, 2020 in social media posts:
Social media posts claim the U.S. Postal Service “says you should give mail in ballots at least 14 days roundtrip. So, if you plan to vote by mail, election day isn’t November 3. It’s October 20th.”
By Chris Nichols• July 28, 2020
Facebook posts stated on October 29, 2020 in a Facebook post:
“Miami-Dade reporting 23% of early ballots being rejected for missing signatures.”
By Amy Sherman• October 30, 2020
Facebook posts stated on October 18, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Pennsylvania rejected 372,000 mail-in ballots
By Amy Sherman• October 19, 2020
Facebook posts stated on September 04, 2021 in a Facebook post:
“Stunning report: nearly 15 million mail-in ballots were not counted in the 2020 election.”
By Amy Sherman• September 14, 2021
Instagram posts stated on October 19, 2020 in an Instagram post:
“15 days left to vote BUT if you are voting by mail, you need to vote TODAY. USPS says it needs a 14 day roundtrip to be counted on election day.”
By Amy Sherman• October 20, 2020
Donald Trump stated on May 20, 2020 in a tweet:
“Rogue” Michigan official sent absentee ballots to 7.7 million people “illegally and without authorization” ahead of the primaries and general election.
By Amy Sherman• May 20, 2020
Instagram posts stated on October 27, 2022 in a video:
“If you use the US Postal Service certified mail or registered mail, they can do anything they want with those ballots." They “can burn your mail and they won't get in any trouble.”
By Andy Nguyen• October 31, 2022
Donald Trump stated on September 29, 2020 in a debate:
Says ballots in Wisconsin “are being dumped in rivers” or creeks.
By Eric Litke• October 9, 2020
Facebook posts stated on November 02, 2022 in a Facebook post:
“Pennsylvania is under a court order to count their ballots on election day and not after!!”
By Amy Sherman• November 3, 2022
Adrian Fontes stated on September 22, 2022 in a debate:
Mark Finchem “wants to strip Arizona’s citizens of their capacity to vote by mail.”
By Renee Romo• September 30, 2022
Facebook posts stated on August 07, 2020 in a Facebook post:
An Illinois couple who received five vote-by-mail applications can vote five times.
By Samantha Putterman• August 13, 2020
Donald Trump stated on July 30, 2020 in a press conference:
Absentee voting is different from mail-in voting and has more protections against fraud.
By Louis Jacobson, Chris Nichols, Amy Sherman• July 31, 2020
Tweets stated on May 17, 2022 in tweets:
The problem with mail ballots in Lancaster County is a sign of “voter fraud.”
By Amy Sherman• May 18, 2022

Articles (1030)

Ask PolitiFact: Is it too late to mail in your ballot?

By Samantha Putterman• October 28, 2020

Answering Questions About Vote-By-Mail In California Amid COVID-19, Attacks By Trump

By Chris Nichols• June 3, 2020

How to make sure your ballot is counted this fall

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Amy Sherman• August 17, 2020

Advice For Making Sure Your Mail-In Ballot Gets Counted In California

By Chris Nichols• October 23, 2020

Will COVID-19 force a massive absentee vote in November election?

By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 24, 2020

U.S. Postal Service postcard causes confusion about mail-in voting in California

By Chris Nichols• September 11, 2020

Fact-checking the controversy over the USPS voting mailer

By Amy Sherman• September 15, 2020

Trump’s falsehoods about mail voting in Nevada, fact-checked

By Amy Sherman• September 13, 2020

Ask PolitiFact: What would speed up election results?

By Yacob Reyes, Amy Sherman• November 10, 2022

Yes, a Maricopa County voter received two mail ballots. That’s not a sign of wrongdoing or fraud.

By Amy Sherman• February 29, 2024

Trump’s cascade of falsehoods about voting by mail

By Amy Sherman• November 1, 2020

Not all results will be known on election night 2022. That’s normal

By Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• October 3, 2022

Despite Trump’s Suggestion, Voting Twice In An Election Is Illegal Under California And Federal Law

By Chris Nichols• September 3, 2020

Ask PolitiFact: How are elections run in the US?

By Amy Sherman• May 31, 2022

Why it’s misleading to compare Los Angeles recall petition rejections with mail ballot rejections

By Amy Sherman• August 19, 2022

Trump Draws False Contrast Between Absentee, Mail-In Voting, Election Experts Say

By Chris Nichols• July 30, 2020

Absentee voters can still cast ballots by mail in Delaware

By Madison Czopek• October 13, 2022

Voting by mail has been popular in Arizona for decades. Now the state GOP wants to ban it

By Amy Sherman• March 17, 2022

Fact-checking Trump’s election fraud falsehoods in White House remarks

By Daniel Funke, Clara Hendrickson, Louis Jacobson, Noah Y. Kim, Ilana Strauss• November 6, 2020

Were Oregon voters mailed the ‘wrong’ ballots for the primary election?

By Tom Kertscher• May 22, 2020