“States "were supposed to get legislative approval to do the things they did," such as changing the rules for mail voting.”
What PolitiFact found
Rejecting a Trump argument in lawsuits over the 2020 election results, various courts ruled that states do not have to run every election policy through the legislature; if necessary, state officials can act on their own
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Donald Trump (former president) made this claim around 25 October 2024. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 26 October 2024, 1 day later. Its rating was “Courts disagree”.
Donald Trump has 1,168 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 663 of them false or fake, 375 misleading or mixed and 13 true.
This check was done by PolitiFact, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.