A federal judge in Washington, D.C. blocked some of President Donald Trump’s executive orders on election integrity, particularly provisions relating to providing documentary proof of citizenship before being allowed to register to vote.
Judge Colleen Coller Cottery of the District of Columbia’s U.S. District Court, Judge Colleen Coller Cottery handed over the orders in response to cases filed by three separate groups of plaintiffs over five different provisions. March 25th Presidential Order It relates to election integrity. Kollar-Kotelly rejected the request to block three provisions, but was granted a request to block two other provisions regarding proof of voters’ citizenship requirements.
The first blocked clause called on the Election Aid Commission to amend the standardized national voter registration form to request documentary proof of citizenship. The second attempted to provide voter registration to people receiving public support and require that individuals “assess” their individual citizenship status before doing so.
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Trump issued an executive order on March 25th calling for various provisions to enhance election integrity, including citizenship requirements for voters. (Reuters/Donald Trump)
“Our constitution entrusts Congress and the state with powers to regulate federal elections, not the president, and in line with that distribution of power. The council is like that Currently, they are discussing laws that affect many changes the president is intended to order.
Kollar-Kotelly said it would not block other provisions the group attempted to challenge, covering mail-in voting and data collection on citizenship situations, calling the challenge “premature” and suggesting it would be the most challenging at the state level.
Earlier this month, Republican-led House of Representatives It passed a bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote in federal elections. Major still needs to pass Senate, But before the president signed the law.
Meanwhile, 25 states are considering some form of position law. Voting Rights Lab, We are tracking these laws. In total, 15 state constitutions have an explicit prohibition against non-citizen votes.
Judge Colleen Cottery’s order blocks two citizenship requirements that Trump tried to guide through the executive order. (Getty)
In addition to Trump’s civil rights order being shot down, two other federal judges from Maryland and New Hampshire also shot down additional orders from the president related to the K-12 Public Schools Ending Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) program on Thursday.
The ruling follows suits filed by the National Education Association, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the Maryland branch of the American Federation of Teachers. The group allegedly violated the First Amendment rights granted by the Constitution, subject to federal funding, subject to whether or not educators crush the DEI program.
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