India, June 25 -- The legal battle over voting rights in the United States took another dramatic turn after a federal judge struck down key provisions of a Trump-era executive order aimed at tightening election rules. The decision prevents the administration from enforcing nationwide proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration and new restrictions on mail-in ballots.

Federal Judge Permanently Blocks Key Parts of Trump's Voting Executive Order

The ruling, delivered by U.S. District Judge Denise Casper in Boston, prevents the administration from enforcing requirements that voters provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote and stops efforts to require all mail ballots to be received by Election Day.

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