US judge blocks Trump administration’s bid to restrict mail-in voting

Published 25 June 2026 · politics

Ruling comes amid drive by Republican administration to reshape rules around voting ahead of midterms The Trump administration’s plan to deny mail-in ballots to states

Ruling comes amid drive by Republican administration to reshape rules around voting ahead of midterms The Trump administration’s plan to deny mail-in ballots to states that would not give their voter rolls to federal officials was blocked Thursday morning by a federal judge in Boston. US district judge Indira ⁠Talwani ruled that the provisions of an executive order issued by Donald Trump on 31 March requiring the postal service to require the use of a barcode tracking system for ballot envelopes tied to US Citizenship and Immigration Services data was unconstitutional. Continue reading...

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