Federal judge rules Trump can't require citizenship proof on the federal voting form

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Source: AP

Updated 4:44 PM EDT, October 31, 2025


NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced, a federal judge ruled Friday.

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington, D.C., sided with Democratic and civil rights groups that sued the Trump administration over his executive order to overhaul U.S. elections.

She ruled that the proof-of-citizenship directive is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers, dealing a blow to the administration and its allies who have argued that such a mandate is necessary to restore public confidence that only Americans are voting in U.S. elections.

“Because our Constitution assigns responsibility for election regulation to the States and to Congress, this Court holds that the President lacks the authority to direct such changes,” Kollar-Kotelly wrote in her opinion.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-elections-executive-order-democrats-citizenship-034a4d552a978a8f647d95bd3cf38ac0

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Democracy Docket PRESS RELEASE - In Big Win for Voters and Democrats, Court Blocks Trump’s Demand for Voter ID on Registration Form

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BIG COURT WIN: I’m announcing that we just won a big court case as a lead plaintiff to stop the Trump administration from disenfranchising Americans, and especially women and service members, through his voter suppression EO.
4:40 PM · Oct 31, 2025

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[Orrex]

1. Any chance his EO was ruled a capital crime with immediate penalty?

Asking for 8 billion friends.

[kimbutgar]

2. A lot of his poor white trash maga supporters might not have the documents to prove they are citizens

[ancianita]

3. Thank you, Democratic Party! That's the democratic spirit! WE did this!

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

4. Too bad Donny boy

[efhmc]

5. Correct me if I am wrong but my voter's registration card is (as I have a hissfit about every time I vote to the point

very loudly so the big wig voter guy comes out to explain the reason to me for about the fourth time.) of absolutely no use without my driver's license which ones needs to vote and to get that you need to have a US birth certificate or other proof of citizenship. i.e. passport, etc.

[Bayard]

6. trump is just getting whacked all over the place today

Its a Halloween miracle!!

[Grins]

7. What the hell is a "FEDERAL voter registration form?"

State form? County form? Sure.
Federal? Nope.

Is this an error by the writer?