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The Supreme Court just struck down the Trump administration’s attempt to impose sweeping new rules on mail-in ballots, ruling that the Postal Service can’t enforce them — a major win for voters heading into this fall’s critical midterm elections. With Congress control hanging in the balance, states can keep using their existing ballot systems without last-minute changes. The decision stems from a rushed federal plan that election officials warned could disrupt millions of ballots before they even reached voters — and several states had already mailed ballots before the rule could take effect. While Justices Alito and Thomas dissented, arguing the Postal Service should have authority over such rules, Kavanaugh sided with the majority but signaled openness to reconsidering later. Lower courts had already blocked the plan, and now the Supreme Court’s ruling preserves those decisions — ensuring mail voting proceeds as usual. This is a pivotal moment in the fight for accessible elections and federal limits on election administration.

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