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States Urge Supreme Court to Maintain Limits on Mail-in Voting Executive Order
A coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia asked the Supreme Court to uphold a lower court's block on specific provisions of a presidential executive order concerning mail-in voting. They argued that implementing these provisions would create an 'unprecedented, legally indefensible voter-verification and ballot-interception program.'
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Read Section →States Urge Supreme Court to Maintain Limits on Mail-in Voting Executive Order
A coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia asked the Supreme Court to uphold a lower court's block on specific provisions of a presidential executive order concerning mail-in voting. They argued that implementing these provisions would create an 'unprecedented, legally indefensible voter-verification and ballot-interception program.'
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Read Section →States Urge Supreme Court to Maintain Limits on Mail-in Voting Executive Order
A coalition of 23 states and the District of Columbia asked the Supreme Court to uphold a lower court's block on specific provisions of a presidential executive order concerning mail-in voting. They argued that implementing these provisions would create an 'unprecedented, legally indefensible voter-verification and ballot-interception program.'
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