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The Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s bid to restrict mail ballots ahead of the midterm elections. The decision allows Utah to send midterm ballots under existing processes used by most of the state's voters.

An appeals court has upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s order to limit mail voting. The decision by a panel of the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals comes even as the Supreme Court is already considering the same case.

This is the third time the Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow new restrictions on mail ballots in time for the midterms. Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson has said legally and logistically, it can't be done.

The court filing Friday comes after a federal judge in Boston handed down a new decision blocking President Donald Trump's order for two weeks. The whipsawing legal battle unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail ballots could have major ramifications for the midterms.

U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani put a new 14-day hold on the plan following a fresh round of lawsuits just days before mail ballots begin to go out. The case could be headed back to the Supreme Court, which sided with Trump earlier this week

The latest legal development in the fight over mail-in voting has left Utah election officials weighing their options as a new Postal Service rule could upend ballots ahead of November’s midterm elections.

Trump's order, issued in March, directs the creation of a federal list of eligible voters for mail ballots. A Massachusetts judge blocked the order for 23 states that sued, and an appeals court left that ruling in place. The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to allow the proposed changes to move ahead while lawsuits play out.

As Utah prepares for its June 23 primary, postal workers and union leaders are urging voters to trust the state’s vote-by-mail process — despite a Trump executive order and ongoing political scrutiny.

If you choose to vote by mail, Washington County Clerk/Auditor Ryan Sullivan says not to wait. Drop boxes and voting in person are options as well.

The change, County Clerk Aaron Davidson said, will encourage people to use ballot drop boxes instead.

Salt Lake City post offices only have about a quarter of the entry-level mail carriers they need, according to a local union official. That’s leading to mail delivery on some routes to be briefly suspended. “This is the first year we've really seen this," the union official said.

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