Supreme Court blocks sweeping mail ballot restrictions for midterm elections

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The Supreme Court has blocked sweeping restrictions on mail-in ballots for the upcoming midterm elections. The Trump administration had argued the plan was needed to protect against voter fraud. States and voting rights groups countered that the measures could throw chaos into contests that will decide control of Congress. The court's order keeps the restrictions from taking effect.

The Trump administration had said the plan was necessary to protect against voter fraud, while states and voting rights groups said it could inject chaos in contests that will determine control of Congress.

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