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Voting rights concern access to electoral participation, ballot casting and the rules governing who can vote and how votes are administered.
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2 statements on this page. Dates: September 9, 2026 to October 28, 2026
2 matching statements. Dates: September 9, 2026 to October 28, 2026
2 published statements. Dates: September 9, 2026 to October 28, 2026
2 published statements. Dates: September 9, 2026 to October 28, 2026
2 statements on this page. Dates: September 9, 2026 to October 28, 2026
Role at the time: Governor of Illinois, posting on his verified personal Bluesky account
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.”
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)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.
Role at the time: Governor of Illinois (Democrat), speaking at a Texas Democratic Party news conference in Dallas
Response to this claim
Tarrant County commissioners' reduction of 2026 polling places was an attempt to rig the election.
“Republicans are also working to suppress the vote all across the country. In Tarrant County, the Republicans closed 92 in-person polling places last week, and Trump is attempting to have the Postal Service interfere with mail-in ballots across this state and every state. Republicans know that they can't win on the merits of their unpopular policies, so they're working to rig the 2026 election.”
Recording of a September 9, 2026 news conference in Dallas held by Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, timed to the Republican National Committee's midterm convention there. Pritzker's opening remarks cite the Tarrant County polling-site reduction.
Pritzker names the Tarrant closures as part of an effort to rig the 2026 election, which condemns the decision and asserts the contested motive; his remarks about other states fall outside this case.
