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Civil rights groups sue Trump administration over order to limit mail-in voting

posted by Kristi Wachter on
The coalition of organizations says Trump’s executive order restricting who can receive mail ballots is unconstitutional
The Guardian Sam Levine
Excerpt:
The plaintiffs in the case include the national and Massachusetts chapters of the League of Women Voters, as well as advocacy groups for Americans living abroad. OCA – Asian Pacific American Advocates and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority are also plaintiffs. They are represented by a slew of civil rights and voting organizations, including the ACLU, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, the Brennan Center for Justice, and Asian Americans Advancing Justice – AAJC.
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