Trump's Mail Ballot Curbs Hit US Midterm Voting Deadlines
· World · Bloomberg, CNN, NDTV
A legal fight over President Trump's restrictions on mail-in voting is colliding with US midterm election deadlines, less than 24 hours before a key cutoff for postal ballots in several states. Election officials are bracing for last-minute court rulings that could reshape how federal rules govern the absentee voting process. The dispute centres on how much control the federal government can assert over state-run election administration. Voters in multiple US states could see rules change abruptly as litigation continues even after ballots are sent out.
Why it matters
Millions of US voters — including a large Indian-American electorate concentrated in states like California, Texas, New Jersey, and New York — face uncertainty over whether their mailed ballots will be counted under shifting federal rules, with direct consequences for turnout and the composition of the next Congress.
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