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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Andrew Feinberg

Trump attempts new mail-in voting crackdown as his party’s standing continues to slide ahead of midterms

President Donald Trump is moving ahead with plans to crack down on mail-in voting, with his approval rating falling to unprecedented levels, and just over seven months remaining until voters decide whether to let his party retain unified control of the country.

The president signed an executive order on Tuesday purporting to ban the United States Postal Service from sending absentee or postal ballots to any voter who does not appear on a list he has ordered the Department of Homeland Security to establish with the help of the Social Security Administration.

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