Federal Judge Blocks Portions of Trump's Mail-In Voting Order

Why it matters locally: While the immediate details of the blocked provisions are not clear, any federal ruling impacting mail-in voting procedures could have implications for how elections are conducted and accessed by voters in Delaware, which utilizes absentee voting by mail.

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BOSTON — A federal judge in Boston on Monday blocked sections of an executive order issued by former President Trump concerning mail-in voting. The order sought to restrict certain aspects of voting by mail. Legal representatives for the Trump administration indicated their intention to appeal the court's ruling. The specific provisions of the order impacted by the judge's decision were not immediately detailed in the provided information.