{"id":168864,"date":"2025-04-25T10:05:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T14:05:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=168864"},"modified":"2025-04-24T16:18:32","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T20:18:32","slug":"judge-blocks-parts-of-president-donald-trumps-elections-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=168864","title":{"rendered":"Judge blocks parts of President Donald Trump’s elections order"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A judge partially blocks parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order related to elections. Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, a U.S. District Judge, granted Democrats and voting rights groups’ requests to stop the citizenship requirement. Also blocked was the part of the order requiring public assistance enrollees to have their citizenship reviewed before receiving a federal voter registration form.<\/p>\n

From AP News:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington sided with voting rights groups and Democrats to grant a preliminary injunction to stop the citizenship requirement from moving forward while the lawsuit plays out.<\/p>\n

She also blocked part of the Republican president’s executive order requiring public assistance enrollees to have their citizenship assessed before getting access to the federal voter registration form.<\/p>\n

But she denied other requests from a group of Democratic plaintiffs, including refusing to block Trump’s order to tighten mail ballot deadlines. Also denied in the order was the Democrats’ request to stop Trump from directing the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Government Efficiency to review state voter lists alongside immigration databases.<\/p>\n

The judge’s order halts the Trump administration’s efforts to push through a proof-of-citizenship mandate that Republicans have said is needed to restore public confidence in elections. Voting in federal elections by noncitizens is already illegal and can result in felony charges and deportation.<\/p>\n

Two groups of nonpartisan organizations and a group of national Democrats had sued to block Trump’s order, calling it unconstitutional. They argued it violates the Constitution’s so-called Elections Clause, which gives states, not the president, the authority to determine how elections are run.<\/p>\n

The plaintiffs also argued that Trump’s order asserts power that he does not have over an independent agency. That agency, the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, sets voluntary voting system guidelines and maintains the federal voter registration form.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swenson, A. (2025, April 24). Judge blocks parts of Trump’s overhaul of US elections, including proof-of-citizenship requirement. AP News<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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