Judge Places Temporary Restraining Order on Trump's Mail-In Ballot Limits
The decision comes days after the Supreme Court overturned an earlier injunction that had blocked the administration’s efforts.
A federal judge has placed a temporary restraining order on key portions of the Trump administration's rules governing mail-in ballots, hindering the administration's push to implement President Donald Trump's executive order targeting mail-in voting. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued the 14-day order, preventing the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing certain aspects of the new rule.
The decision comes shortly after the Supreme Court overturned an earlier injunction that blocked the administration's efforts. Talwani's ruling emphasizes the practical challenges faced by states and election officials in implementing the new requirements, given the approaching midterm elections. The order highlights the difficulty states have in redesigning ballots, obtaining necessary approvals, producing new ballots, modifying election-management systems, training officials, and uploading voter information to the new USPS system before early September.
Most states have already ordered mail ballots, with some required to send them as early as next week. The ruling comes as legal challenges to the administration's executive order intensify, with Democratic-led states and voting rights groups refiling their challenges. The dispute is expected to continue in the courts, potentially impacting the November midterms as nearly one-third of voters cast mail-in ballots.
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