Trump’s attempt to restrict mail ballots faces a court challenge
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- A federal judge indefinitely extended an order preventing the Trump administration from enforcing proposed mail-ballot restrictions.
- The plan would require scannable ballot envelopes and federal lists of voters eligible to receive mail ballots.
- PBS NewsHour discussed the case with David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation and Research.
A federal judge has indefinitely extended an order blocking the Trump administration from putting new restrictions on mail-in ballots into effect.
The administration’s plan would require states to use ballot envelopes that can be scanned. It would also require states to provide the federal government with lists of voters eligible to receive mail ballots.
The legal challenge is now holding up the proposed rules. Liz Landers discussed the case with David Becker of the Center for Election Innovation and Research.
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