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Politics Sep 06

Trump administration makes another appeal to Supreme Court to allow mail ballot restrictions

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Gary Fields, Associated Press

Nation Sep 04

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How Trump's attempt to restrict mail ballots is being challenged in court

A federal judge indefinitely extended her order to prevent the Trump administration from implementing new restrictions on mail-in ballots. The Trump plan would require states to use scannable ballot envelopes and to provide the federal government with lists of voters…

By Liz Landers, Doug Adams

Nation Sep 01

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Watch 6:11
Whistleblower warns USPS rushing new system that could jeopardize mail-in ballots

With just days until the first ballots are set to be mailed to voters, a whistleblower inside the U.S. Postal Service is warning that a new delivery system could disrupt the handling of election mail and potentially put the midterm…

By Amna Nawaz, Jonah Anderson

Politics Sep 01

A United States Postal Service (USPS) collection box is pictured in Washington
Whistleblower: Postal Service's work to comply with Trump order is rushed and sloppy

The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard…

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

Politics Aug 24

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington
Supreme Court clears the way for Trump mail voting order ahead of midterms

The U.S. Postal Service laid out how it would implement the order last week, but time is running short to impose major changes with some states beginning to send mail ballots to voters in just a few weeks.

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

Jul 30

Trump's attacks on mail balloting and concerns over delays turn midterms spotlight on Postal Service

By John Hanna, Associated Press

Roughly six weeks before the first midterm ballots are mailed out, the U.S. Postal Service is emerging as a pivotal player in an election season that will determine control of Congress.

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Jul 27

Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting.

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Jun 29

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

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of Columbia that permit mailed ballots to arrive and be counted some number of days after the election, provided they are postmarked by…

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Jun 24

WATCH: Under proposed rule, USPS won't deliver mail ballots to states that don't provide voter rolls, postmaster general says

By Dan Cooney

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…

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May 28

Federal judge refuses to block Trump order to create federal voter list and limit mail voting

By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press

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.

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