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Work has stopped on system that was key to Trump effort to limit mail voting, USPS chief says

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The U.S. Postal Service has halted development of a controversial computer system designed to limit mail voting. This follows a Supreme Court decision rejecting an executive order from Donald Trump. The project was previously a central component of efforts to restrict mail-in ballots.

The top official at the U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that the agency has stopped work on developing a controversial computer system that was central to President Donald Trump's effort to limit mail voting after the Supreme Court rejected his executive order this week.

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