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Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Plan to Limit Mail-In Voting in Midterm Elections

The Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump's plan to limit mail-in voting in midterms, rebuffing a proposal that election officials had warned would be 'unworkable' and 'vastly inconvenient'.

The US Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump's plan to limit mail-in voting in the midterms, rejecting a proposal that election officials warned would undermine the integrity of the electoral process. The court's decision blocks a provision of the Voting Rights Advancement Act that aimed to restrict states' ability to send absentee and mail ballots without voter consent. This move preserves the status quo of mail-in voting across the country for the 2024 midterm elections. The ruling is seen as a victory for advocates of expanded voting rights and access to the ballot box.

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