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Federal judge bars DoJ from threatening election workers to stop processing ballots

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Order says local officials can’t be forced to separate or stop counting ballots that the government deems to be disputed A federal judge has barred the justice department from threatening or coercing election workers to stop processing ballots.

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Both outlets center on the same court order blocking DOJ threats to election workers over ballot counting, and both frame it around the approach of the midterms. The Guardian US foregrounds a ban on threatening or coercing election workers and mentions local officials not being forced to separate or stop counting ballots, while Axios emphasizes criminal prosecution and is the only one to mention the Trump administration in its extract.

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