{
  "id": 4622113,
  "title": "More Mail Ballots Are Arriving Late This Year, and They’re Getting Tossed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/more-mail-ballots-are-arriving-late-this-year-and-theyre-getting",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T09:02:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/us/politics/postal-service-mail-ballots-delays-midterms-voting.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "State officials say they worry about the Postal Service’s ability to deliver votes this fall. They are urging voters to mail their ballots early or use drop boxes so their votes count.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}