Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge

A second federal judge, US District Judge Carl Nichols, has blocked a new US Postal Service rule that would have tightened mail-in voting requirements. This decision occurred late Sunday.

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Trump’s mail-in voting restrictions blocked by a second judge

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A second federal judge, US District Judge Carl Nichols, has blocked a new US Postal Service rule that would have tightened mail-in voting requirements. This decision occurred late Sunday. The Trump administration had sought to implement this rule, which comes as Republicans aim to retain control of Congress in the upcoming midterm elections. President Trump has publicly advocated for restrictions on mail-in voting, citing unsubstantiated claims of fraud in the 2020 election. The US Supreme Court is currently considering a separate request from the administration to overturn a previous order that also blocked this rule.

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Trump has for years called for restrictions on voting by mail.

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President Donald Trump falsely claims his 2020 presidential election defeat was the result of widespread voter fraud.

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The US Supreme Court is still considering the administration's request to overturn a separate order blocking the rule.

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A second federal judge blocked the Trump administration's new USPS rule tightening mail-in voting requirements.

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A second federal judge late on Sunday moved to block President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing a new ‌US Postal Service (USPS) rule that would tighten mail-in voting requirements, though the US Supreme Court is still weighing the administration’s request to overturn a separate order blocking the rule.Washington-based ⁠US District Judge Carl Nichols’ decision comes as Trump’s ‌Republicans battle to retain control of both houses of Congress in the ‌November 3 midterms. Trump, who falsely claims that ⁠his ⁠2020 presidential election defeat was the result of widespread voter ‌fraud, has for years called for restrictions on voting by mail.

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