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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lucy Campbell

US appeals court rejects Trump’s bid to restrict mail-in voting before midterms

An election worker reaches for an unopened ballot during sorting
Ballots on 7 November 2024, in Oregon City, Oregon. Photograph: Jenny Kane/AP

A US appeals court has rejected Donald Trump’s attempt to impose sweeping restrictions on mail-in voting before November’s high-stakes midterm elections, dealing a fresh blow to the president’s attempted crackdown.

The Boston-based first US circuit court of appeals declined on Thursday to ⁠put on hold an ⁠injunction issued by a ​lower court judge last week, preventing the US Postal Service (USPS) from tightening rules around postal voting.

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