Overview

• U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper granted a preliminary injunction blocking five sections of the March 25 executive order on elections.
• The blocked provisions included mandates for documentary proof of citizenship on federal voter registration forms and strict deadlines for counting mail-in ballots.
• Casper ruled that the executive directive exceeds presidential authority and conflicts with Congressional statutes and the statutory process for revising federal election forms.
• Nineteen Democratic state attorneys general sued, arguing the order usurped states’ constitutional power and risked disenfranchising eligible voters unable to provide documentary evidence of citizenship.
• The injunction prevents the changes from taking effect before next year’s midterm elections and is expected to be appealed by the administration.