Judge Emmet G. Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia instructed Postal Service employees at processing facilities nationwide to sweep each morning and afternoon for any ballots, and to expedite their processing, until the mail ballot receipt deadline has passed in each state.
Given “the incredibly razor-thin margins in some of these states,” each mail ballot is of critical importance, David Berg, an attorney for four voters who are suing the Postal Service, said during the Thursday hearing.