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Thursday, June 25

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Judge blocks Trump order that would have let USPS refuse to deliver mail ballots

By Jacob Knutson, Reporter

A federal judge in Massachusetts Thursday blocked federal agencies from implementing President Donald Trump’s sweeping attack on mail voting and his attempt to create a national voter registration list before the midterm elections.

The judge found that major parts of Trump’s order were “legally void” for exceeding the president’s power and encroaching on states’ authority to administer elections.

The 37-page ruling marks a major win for voters before the midterms. It halts the U.S. Postal Service from refusing to deliver mail ballots unless states hand over their voter lists to the Trump administration.

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