US EditionAG Kaul: Trump's order on elections 'has no effect' on Wisconsin's April 1 election
- President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week targeting election administration, specifically requiring voters to provide proof of citizenship to register for federal elections and ensuring all ballots are received by Election Day.
- The order, issued on Tuesday night, seeks to strengthen requirements under the National Voter Registration Act and could withhold federal funds from states that don't comply.
- Wisconsin's Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul and voting rights groups like Common Cause Wisconsin and the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin assert that the executive order has no immediate effect on next week's Wisconsin election, which includes local contests and high-stakes races for the State Supreme Court and state superintendent, as all races are governed by state law.
- Jay Heck, executive director of Common Cause Wisconsin, stated that voters in Wisconsin should "carry on as before and vote on or before April 1st", while Ann Jacobs, Wisconsin Elections Commission Chair, argued that the order is a "wish list" and its effect on Wisconsin is limited.
- Despite assurances that the order will not impact the upcoming election, national election experts warn that Trump's order could disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of voters, particularly older people, rural residents, and married women with name mismatches, and that legal challenges are anticipated.
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AG Kaul: Trump's order on elections 'has no effect' on Wisconsin's April 1 election
The order was met with immediate pushback from attorneys general across the country, who have said such a maneuver cannot be done through executive action
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Experts say Trump order requiring proof of citizenship for voting won’t apply to April 1 election
Election administration experts say that President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to require that people prove their U.S. citizenship to register to vote is unlikely to survive legal challenges, but even if it did, it would not apply to Wisconsin’s…
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