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Judge Permanently Blocks Citizenship Proof on Federal Voter Registration Form

The court said only Congress and the states can set such rules, leaving fights over other parts of Trump’s election order for another day.

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly granted partial summary judgment to the Democratic National Committee and several civil-rights groups.
  • The opinion finds the president lacks authority to direct the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to change the federal voter-registration form.
  • The EAC is permanently barred from taking steps to add a documentary proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal form.
  • Litigation continues over other provisions of the order, including an Election Day receipt rule for mailed ballots and threatened funding penalties for states.
  • Separate challenges by 19 Democratic state attorneys general and by Washington and Oregon remain pending.