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Trump’s attempted crackdown on mail-in voting – here’s what to know

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President and allies have tried to ram through changes to the US voting system, but his efforts are being challenged Voting by mail is a “hoax”, according to Donald Trump, despite about 29% of American voters casting their vote this way in 2024. The US president has repeatedly done so himself. But the Trump administration is nevertheless attempting to ram through a sweeping crackdown on the practice, pushing for changes to federal law.

Read the original report at The Guardian.

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