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Trump Supreme Court Mail Voting Restrictions

Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to lift a temporary block on USPS restrictions on mail-in voting for midterm elections.

Photo: ProPublica

WHAT'S CONFIRMED

▸Trump asked the Supreme Court to overturn a lower court's temporary block on USPS mail-voting restrictions. — NPR Politics, Washington Post

NOT REPORTED ELSEWHERE

▸USPS officials expressed concerns the new mail voting rules could cause mass disenfranchisement by delaying or blocking ballots to large voter populations. — ProPublica

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