US judge blocks proposed mail-in ballot restrictions in Washington, DC
A federal judge in Washington, DC has blocked proposed US Postal Service restrictions on mail-in voting, siding with the NAACP in a dispute over how election mail should be handled. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ruled on Wednesday that the proposed changes were likely to conflict with a 2021 settlement covering the expedited delivery of ballot mail. The decision is a setback for efforts backed by President Donald Trump to tighten rules around mail-in ballots.The case centres on a Postal Service rule announced in May that would require states to provide lists of absentee and mail-in voters. Under the proposal, ballots... [Continue Reading]
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