Judge Orders USPS To Rush Delivery Of Mail-In Election Ballots

WASHINGTON, DC — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the U.S. Postal Service to sweep facilities for any remaining mail-in ballots and to prioritize their delivery as Americans across the country continue to vote ahead of local election deadlines.

Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia ordered the Postal Service to conduct the sweep in a number of states by 3 p.m. ET, multiple news outlets including CNN reported.

The Postal Service said in court that about 300,000 ballots had been received but not scanned for delivery.

According to his ruling, Sullivan made the order "to ensure that no ballots have been held up and that any identified ballots are immediately sent out for delivery."

The ruling affects districts in several key battleground states including Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona and Florida.

Here's the full list of USPS districts, according to John Kruzel, Supreme Court and legal affairs reporter with The Hill:

• Central Pennsylvania
• Philadelphia
• Detroit
• Colorado/Wyoming
• Atlanta
• Houston
• Alabama
• Northern New England (New Hampshire and Maine)
• Greater South Carolina
• South Florida
• Lakeland (Wisconsin)
• Arizona

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