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Politics Jun 29

Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots, rejecting Trump-led challenge

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Politics Jun 24

U.S. Postmaster General David Steiner testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee heari...
WATCH: Under proposed rule, USPS won't deliver mail ballots to states that don't provide voter rolls, postmaster general says

Postmaster General David Steiner told a Senate committee Wednesday that, if a proposed rule is adopted, the U.S. Postal Service would withhold mail ballots from states that do not hand over to the federal government lists of people who have…

By Dan Cooney

Politics Jun 24

securevote
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How the Trump administration is trying to reshape how elections are run

The Trump administration has made multiple efforts to reshape how elections are run with just months before the midterms. The debate over election security has led to tension between the White House and election administrators as the president falsely claims…

By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz

Politics May 28

FILE PHOTO: Residents vote "On Demand" in Pennsylvania
Federal judge refuses to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail voting

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, late Wednesday rejected the request by Democrats and civil rights groups that had argued President Donald Trump’s order would likely be found unconstitutional.

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Politics Apr 02

U.S. President Trump signs an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House
Democrats sue to block Trump's executive order targeting mail ballots

The lawsuit marks the second round of battles over the president's power to control elections.

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Mar 24

Trump casts Florida ballot by mail as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option

By Bill Barrow, Associated Press

Trump has in the last week called mail-in voting "cheating" and "corrupt as hell" as he urges Congress to pass the SAVE Act, a sweeping bill that would bar universal mail ballots.

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Mar 22

LISTEN: Supreme Court considers late-arriving mail ballot laws in case that may affect midterms

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court's conservative majority sounds skeptical of state laws that allow the counting of late-arriving mail ballots, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.

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Jan 14

Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law

By Associated Press

The high court ruled 7-2 that Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill. has the legal right to challenge the law, even though the ballots likely had little effect on a race he won handily.

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Jan 05

How this new mail rule could affect your ballot, your tax return and more

By Tim McPhillips

The rule, which went into effect on Christmas Eve, defines the meaning of a postmark, the date printed or stamped on most mailed items.

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Nov 10

Supreme Court will decide whether states can count late-arriving mail ballots, a Trump target ahead of midterms

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

Mississippi is among 18 states and the District of Columbia that accept mailed ballots received after Election Day as long as the ballots are postmarked on or before that date, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.

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