Judge lifts block on Trump’s mail voting restrictions ahead of midterms
- A federal judge on Wednesday cleared a key hurdle for President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting, despite Democratic state officials launching a fresh legal challenge as the midterm elections draw near.
- This latest legal battle follows a Supreme Court procedural ruling favoring Trump just two days earlier, creating the possibility that the matter will return to the justices ahead of the crucial votes determining congressional control.
- The initial batch of mail ballots is scheduled for dispatch next week.
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- A federal judge on Wednesday cleared a key hurdle for President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting, despite Democratic state officials launching a fresh legal challenge as the midterm elections draw near.
- This latest legal battle follows a Supreme Court procedural ruling favoring Trump just two days earlier, creating the possibility that the matter will return to the justices ahead of the crucial votes determining congressional control.
- The initial batch of mail ballots is scheduled for dispatch next week.
Sources: The Independent