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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

US judge again blocks Postal Service's mail-in voting restrictions

BOSTON: A ​federal judge on Friday extended a ban stopping US President Donald Trump's administration from implementing a new U.S. Postal Service rule that would tighten mail-in voting requirements ahead of the November congressional elections.

Boston-based U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani issued the injunction at the behest of Democratic-led states and voting rights groups, after one state sent out mail ballots for the elections on Friday. Talwani wrote that only ‌laws passed by Congress can supersede ⁠states' authority ⁠over elections, adding "the executive has no inherent authority" over voting rules.

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