Court Halts Trump's Push to Broaden Voter Registration Citizenship Proof Requirements

A federal judge has intervened to suspend aspects of President Donald Trump's executive order aimed at increasing documentation requirements for voter registration. Senior District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly emphasized that regulating federal elections is a power granted to Congress and the States, not the President. She halted a provision for federal voter registration forms to require citizenship proof and also paused a directive mandating federal agencies to verify citizenship before issuing registration forms. Kollar-Kotelly continues to evaluate the broader implications of the executive order.