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Judge Blocks Trump Order Requiring Citizenship Documents on Federal Voter Registration Form

The decision centers on separation of powers and halts the executive route for changing the national form.

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled Friday that President Donald Trump’s directive cannot be enforced.
  • The court found the proof-of-citizenship mandate unconstitutional for intruding on authority assigned by the Constitution to Congress and the states.
  • Democratic and civil-rights groups, including the DNC, secured a win against the administration’s elections executive order.
  • The ruling grants partial summary judgment that stops any documentary proof requirement from taking effect on the federal form.
  • Other lawsuits over separate provisions of the election order continue, with further court action still pending.