The executive order in question was issued five months prior to September 16, 2026.
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Badlands MediaSep 16, 2026
The executive order at issue was signed March 31, 2026, per AP, BBC, Reuters, and the Federal Register citation in the sources. That is about five and a half months before September 16, 2026, so 'five months' is a fair rounding and the claim matches the post's own wording.
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… That's going on while this is still being considered in both on appeal at the First Circuit and the Supreme Court. Five months ago is when the EO was issued. Five months ago. And it simply requires some changes to the envelope. Right? And yeah, there's, you know, a portal and whatnot, and, and like, oh my gosh, panic. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. AP reports President Trump signed the executive order on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, creating a national voter list and restricting mail-in voting.[1][5]
Supports. Reuters states Trump signed the executive order on March 31, and the Federal Register lists Executive Order 14399 dated March 31, 2026.[2][3]
Supports. BBC reports the executive order was signed on Tuesday, with the state lawsuit filed days later in early April 2026.[4]
Context. March 31 to September 16 is about five months and 16 days, so 'five months prior' is a reasonable rounding of the interval. The extraction matches the post's statement that 'five months ago is when the EO was issued.'
Sources
5 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 1 primary, 1 tier 1, 1 not rated
- 1Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threatsapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Fact Check: No new executive order on Trump's mail-in ballot restrictionsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3April 20, 2026welch.senate.gov · primary source · cited for: supports
- 4Democratic states sue to stop Trump's mail-in ballot ...bbc.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports
- 5Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move ...krgv.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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