Judge blocks parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement

U.S. Judge Blocks Trump Order Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Register to Vote

A federal judge on Thursday blocked part of Trump’s executive order requiring documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections. Trump’s order was issued in an attempt to circumvent Congress; earlier this month, the Republican-led House passed the measure as part of a voter suppression bill known as the SAVE Act, but Senate Democrats vowed to block the bill through a filibuster. In a statement, the ACLU said, “This e…

Judge blocks key component of Trump's election integrity order: "Judicial coup"

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly has dealt a partial blow to President Donald Trump's push to secure America's elections, blocking his initiative to require proof of citizenship for voter registration. The ruling marks yet another roadblock from the judiciary thwarting the administration's America First agenda, which could raise further concerns among conservatives about the integrity of the electoral process. Kollar-Kotelly also prohi…

Requiring voters to prove citizenship spurs concern that eligible Tex…

Democrats and other critics say Texas legislation threatens to keep citizens who can’t easily access the right documents from voting.

Judge partly blocks Trump order for control over US elections

A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked parts of President Donald Trump's executive order seeking to impose new rules on federal elections, which Democrats and other groups said risked denying eligible citizens the right to vote. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington ruled that the Trump administration cannot enforce parts of the order requiring federal election officials to assess whether people who are registering to vote are citiz…

Judge stops Trump admin from requiring proof of citizenship to vote

Trump administration has "offered almost no defense of the President’s order on the merits. Instead, they argue that these suits have been brought by the wrong plaintiffs at the wrong time."

Federal Judge Deals Blow to Trump’s Order Requiring Proof of Citizenship to Register to Vote - News Addicts

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Thursday blocked a portion of President Donald Trump’s executive order on election integrity, specifically provisions related to providing documentary proof of citizenship before being allowed to register to vote. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia handed down the order in response […] The post Federal Judge Deals Blow to Trump’s Order Requiring Proof of Ci…