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Judge Permanently Blocks Trump Order to Add Citizenship Proof to Federal Voter Form

Citing the Constitution, the judge said election rules belong to states and Congress, not the presidency.

Labels reading "I Voted" are seen at the Orange County Registrar of Voters office in Santa Ana, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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President Donald Trump departs from the North Portico of the White House, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
President Donald Trump at this White House on Oct. 23, 2025. A federal judge permanently blocked a provision of Trump's sweeping executive order on elections that called for adding a proof-of-citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form.

Overview

  • U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Friday issued a permanent injunction barring the Election Assistance Commission from adding a documentary proof‑of‑citizenship requirement to the national voter registration form.
  • The decision holds that the President lacks authority to direct changes to federal election procedures because the Constitution assigns that power to Congress and the states.
  • The ruling stems from consolidated lawsuits by civil‑rights groups and Democratic committees, including LULAC, the League of Women Voters, the NAACP, and the DNC.
  • It converts an April preliminary injunction into a lasting block of the citizenship provision, while challenges to other parts of the March executive order remain pending in separate cases.
  • The Justice Department had argued the order was lawful and may appeal, as voting‑rights groups celebrated the outcome and a White House spokesperson previously vowed to keep fighting for “election integrity.”