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Federal Judge Blocks Key Parts of Trump’s Election Order

Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that the President overstepped constitutional limits by mandating proof of citizenship for voter registration through an executive order.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks during a meeting with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store in the Oval Office at the White House on April 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The leaders are expected to discuss security, trade, NATO and the war in Ukraine.
U.S. President Donald Trump talks to reporters during a meeting with Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store in the Oval Office at the White House on April 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. The leaders are expected to discuss security, trade, NATO and the war in Ukraine.
FILE - Ben Hovland, Commissioner of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, speaks at the National Association of Secretaries of State winter meeting, Feb. 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters after signing executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, April 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Overview

  • A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction halting provisions of President Trump's executive order requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
  • The ruling emphasized that the Constitution grants Congress and states—not the President—the authority to regulate federal elections.
  • The blocked provisions included directives for federal agencies to assess citizenship before providing voter registration forms and for the Election Assistance Commission to amend federal forms to require proof of citizenship.
  • The judge allowed other parts of the executive order to stand, including tighter mail-in ballot deadlines and data-sharing initiatives to identify non-citizen voters, while noting these challenges were premature or suited for state-level litigation.
  • Voting rights advocates warned the proof-of-citizenship requirement could disenfranchise millions of Americans lacking key documents, with over 9% of citizens reportedly without easy access to such paperwork.