US EditionFederal Judge Strikes Down Parts of Trump Executive Order on Citizenship Verification for Voter Registration
Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled Trump lacked authority to alter federal election rules, blocking citizenship proof requirements to protect overseas and military voters, citing constitutional limits.
- A federal judge ruled that President Trump’s executive order cannot require federal agencies to check or verify citizenship when distributing federal voter registration forms.
- The court said election rules are primarily the responsibility of states and Congress, and the Constitution does not allow the president to unilaterally change federal election procedures.
- As a result, agencies may not assess citizenship for people registering through public assistance programs, and the Defense Department cannot demand proof of citizenship from military voters.
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A federal judge on Friday prevented certain federal agencies from applying for citizenship status by distributing voter registration forms, the most recent blow to a broad executive order on elections that President Donald Trump signed last year. Federal District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly in Washington ruled that the separation of powers from the Constitution, which gives states and to some extent Congress the authority to establish electoral…
BREAKING: Federal Judge Permanently Blocks President Trump's "Proof of Citizenship" Executive Order
On January 30, 2026, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly issued a ruling permanently enjoining additional provisions of President Donald Trump's March 2025 executive order aimed at enhancing election integrity by requiring proof of U.S. citizenship for certain voter registration processes.
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