Mail-in voters weigh flying to vote in person and other backup plans amid uncertainty

Voters and election officials are navigating uncertainty about mail-in voting for the midterms as the legal fight drags on over the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's bid for restrictions.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6240x4160+0+0/resize/6240x4160!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa0%2Ff6%2F3c5393fe46b1aea0146dfbb3563b%2Fgettyimages-1264164585.jpg' alt='A person drops mail into a blue U.S. Postal Service collection box in New York City in 2020.'/><p>Voters and election officials are navigating uncertainty about mail-in voting for the midterms as the legal fight drags on over the U.S. Postal Service plan for President Trump's bid for restrictions.</p><p>(Image credit: Spencer Platt)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5946380' />