New post office policy could lead to the rejection of tens of thousands of mail-in ballots in November

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What happened

A new post office policy that might sound like a technicality—one truck per day to rural post offices instead of two—could result in the rejection of tens of thousands of mail-in ballots in November, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:20:11 UTC.

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