A federal judge on Wednesday permanently blocked a key Trump administration election order that would have required Americans to provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.
U.S. District Judge Denise Casper ruled that the Constitution does not give the president authority to unilaterally rewrite election rules, siding with Democratic attorneys general and voting-rights groups that challenged the order. The decision converts a previous preliminary injunction into a permanent ban on the enforcement of major provisions of the executive order.
The executive order, signed during President Donald Trump’s second term, sought to require documentary proof of citizenship for voter registration, prohibit states from counting mail ballots received after Election Day even if they were postmarked on time, and potentially withhold certain federal funds from states that refused to comply.
In her ruling, Casper wrote that election administration authority rests with the states and Congress—not the White House.
“The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” Casper wrote.
The ruling marks the latest legal setback for Trump’s election agenda. Multiple federal courts have already blocked portions of the administration’s efforts to impose proof-of-citizenship requirements, alter voter registration procedures, and restrict mail voting through executive action.
Supporters of the order argued it was necessary to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in federal elections. Critics countered that documented cases of noncitizen voting are exceedingly rare and warned that proof-of-citizenship mandates could disenfranchise eligible voters who lack passports, birth certificates, or other qualifying documents.
The fight is far from over.
Trump continues to push Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, legislation that would establish a federal proof-of-citizenship requirement through statute rather than executive order. The bill has cleared the House but remains stalled in the Senate amid procedural and political opposition.
The Supreme Court is also expected to weigh in soon on a separate but closely watched dispute over whether states may count mail ballots that arrive after Election Day if they were mailed on time, a decision that could affect election procedures in more than a dozen states.
Bullshit. these judges need to to be shitcanned.
Exactly. Communist Judges should not be anywhere near a courtroom!
Yes yes and banned from all public and government, judiciary, license to practice permanently revoked, all security clearances revoked permanently, not fit for any jobs in the areas mentioned for life
I don’t agree with the use of certain words, but I DO agree with their content.
This country is dependent on ONLY legal citizens having the vote.
Any others will most certainly vote for what they see as what is good for their country of origin and for their being able to ‘legally’ remain in this country.
That is NOT true democracy.
If some people do not have documentation stating that they are legally an American, they probably are not legal and probably don’t have a clue about, or care about, what is best for the U.S.
It’s not all hard to have what is necessary to prove citizenship.
Don’t have a birth certificate? Write to the state government for a copy! Not hard to do!
But the determination by this judge DOES make it much easier for an illegal to be able to vote.
And there ARE MANY instances of illegals voting! Stating that illegals don’t vote is a lie used by those who want illegals to be able to vote so that their political party can get the votes that they want.
Yes I agree
To rerun 2020
The socialists have simmer the pot for decades. They were in it for the long game. No normal American would approve of non-citizens having the right to vote in our elections. But these activists in robes will be the death of America.
There is no “permanently”. SCOTUS ruled a month ago that “National bans” cannot be decided by one Judge making a decision that affects the entire Country.
These corrupt judges should be removed from the bench. They are helping corrupt politicians to destroy this country from within! So tired of hearing about illegals having rights in this Country. The lying politicians say these things to get elected to office to continue to destroy this country!