{"id":2307813,"date":"2024-07-25T10:14:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T14:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-were-the-presidential-election-ballots-already-sent-out-in-washington-state\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T10:15:47","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T14:15:47","slug":"fact-check-were-presidential-election-ballots-already-mailed-in-washington-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-were-presidential-election-ballots-already-mailed-in-washington-state\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Were presidential election ballots already mailed in Washington State?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-were-presidential-election-ballots-already-mailed-in-washington-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2307813&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A social\u2062 media \u200dpost \u2062claims that \u200bballots for \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">presidential election<\/a> have already been sent out in Washington State \u200cand that Vice President Kamala Harris missed the deadline to get on\u2064 the ballot. However, this information is false; candidates in Washington have until August\u200c 20 to \u2064be certified for inclusion\u2063 on the November \u200cballot. Additionally,\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/absence-of-ideological-diversity-on-the-view-is-breeding-dangerous-ideas-such-as-a-police-state\/\" title=\"Absence Of Ideological Diversity On \u2018The View\u2019 Is Breeding Dangerous Ideas, Such As A Police State\">post highlights<\/a> that Harris recently\u2063 chose to boycott an\u2062 address by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Congress but plans to meet \u2062with him later at the White House.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" tabindex=\"1\" role=\"textbox\" contenteditable=\"true\" spellcheck=\"false\" aria-label=\"Message Body\" aria-multiline=\"true\" aria-owns=\":31g\" aria-controls=\":31g\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n<p>A post&nbsp;<u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C9swTE9STX6\/\">shared on social media<\/a><\/u>&nbsp;purports that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-campaign-releases-video-supercut-of-democrats-disputing-republican-election-victories\/\" title=\"Trump campaign shares video of Democrats questioning Republican election wins.\">presidential election ballots<\/a> are already sent out in Washington State and Vice President Kamala Harris is too late to get on the ballot.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C9swTE9STX6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\"><\/blockquote>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The state of Washington gives candidates until Aug. 20 to be certified for the November ballot.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Harris will not be present for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s address to Congress,<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/harris-boycotts-netanyahu-snubs-israeli-leaders-wartime-address-give-sorority-speech\">Fox News<\/a><span>&nbsp;<\/span>reported. Harris refused to preside over a Wednesday Congressional address from Netanyahu, but will meet with him on Thursday in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>A post shared on Instagram claims that the ballots are already sent out in Washington. The post shared a screenshot of a tweet with text and a laughing emoji superimposed.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Here is a funny scenario that no one is talking about,&rdquo; the post reads. &ldquo;The state of Washington has already sent out their ballots. Votes for Biden\/Harris don&rsquo;t go to Harris but their own bucket. Write in votes for Harris will go in their own bucket AND RFK Jr will be on the ballot. The left has split the vote in 3.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The claim is inaccurate. For vote-by-mail ballots, the state of<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.wa.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-05\/wa_vbm.pdf\">Washington<\/a><span>  states <\/span>&ldquo;all eligible voters are sent a ballot at least 18 days before election.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On the<span>&nbsp;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.wa.gov\/elections\/voters\/helpful-information\/current-election-information\">Washington Secretary of State website<\/a>,<span>&nbsp;<\/span>there is a scheduled election on August 6, 2024&nbsp;for Primary Election Day in the state. The website clearly states that &ldquo;The August Primary does&nbsp;not&nbsp;include President\/Vice President.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The state of Washington gives candidates until Aug. 20 to be certified for the<span>&nbsp;<\/span>November ballot, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/seattle-news\/politics\/wa-seeks-provisional-certification-to-make-sure-biden-is-the-ballot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seattle Times<\/a>.&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/22\/fact-check-video-first-harris-presidential-ad\/\"><strong>(RELATED: No, Video Does Not Show First Kamala Harris Presidential Ad)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is not the first time misinformation has been shared online. Check Your Fact recently&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2024\/07\/19\/fact-check-jd-vance-claims-donald-trump-opposed-2003-iraq-invasion-while-joe-biden-supported\/\">debunked<\/a>&nbsp;J.D. Vance&rsquo;s claim that former President Trump opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq while Biden supported it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A social\u2062 media \u200dpost \u2062claims that \u200bballots for \u2063the presidential election have already been sent out in Washington State \u200cand that Vice President Kamala Harris missed the deadline to get on\u2064 the ballot. However, this information is false; candidates in Washington have until August\u200c 20 to \u2064be certified for inclusion\u2063 on the November \u200cballot. 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