JB Pritzker
Role at the time: Governor of Illinois, posting on his verified personal Bluesky account
Condemned
Statement summary
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois took President Trump to court when he threatened mail-in voting and won. He also says the state added polling places statewide.
“That's why we added polling locations statewide, and when Donald Trump threatened mail-in voting, we took him to court—and won.”
Read the original post (opens in a new tab)JB Pritzker on Illinois early voting and the mail-voting lawsuitSingle post on Pritzker's verified Bluesky account
The post also says 1.1 million Illinois residents had already voted early and links to a voter-information site. Illinois joined the multistate lawsuit against the Postal Service's ballot-mail rule on August 26.
Archived copy (opens in a new tab)Why we used this label
Pritzker describes the administration's mail-voting restrictions as a threat that Illinois fought in court, which is a direct objection to applying them in this election.