US judge extends block on Trump order to restrict mail-in voting
Trump with his mail voting executive order in the White House in March. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/EPAView image in fullscreenTrump with his mail voting executive order in the White House in March. The ruling comes hours after North Carolina became the first state to start sending out mail-in ballots for the 3 November midterm elections.Talwani referred to the tight timeline in her ruling.“Plaintiff States are required under state law to mail millions of ballots to voters on a prescribed timeframe.
- ▪Trump with his mail voting executive order in the White House in March.
- ▪Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/EPAView image in fullscreenTrump with his mail voting executive order in the White House in March.
- ▪The ruling comes hours after North Carolina became the first state to start sending out mail-in ballots for the 3 November midterm elections.Talwani referred to the tight timeline in her ruling.“Plaintiff States are required under state law
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Trump with his mail voting executive order in the White House in March. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/EPAView image in fullscreenTrump with his mail voting executive order in the White House in March. Photograph: Aaron Schwartz/EPAUS voting rightsUS judge extends block on Trump order to restrict mail-in votingIndira Talwani’s ruling presents major setback for president as first states begin to send out mail ballots for midtermsDara Kerr and agencies Fri 4 Sep 2026 20.59 EDTFirst published on Fri 4 Sep 2026 19.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA federal judge on Friday again blocked Donald Trump’s executive order to impose sweeping restrictions on mail-in voting, the latest in a legal back-and-forth playing out less than two months before election day.US district court judge Indira…
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