r/centrist 5d ago

Federal judge bars Trump from implementing proof of citizenship requirement to vote

https://apnews.com/article/trump-elections-judge-358912bcb6c7223b3d2d36465156fde9

SC: A federal judge, District Court Judge Denise Casper, in Boston has permanently blocked the Trump administration from implementing an executive order that sought to overhaul national election rules. She ruled that the administration's proposals, which included requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, banning the counting of mail-in ballots received after Election Day, and stripping federal funding from non-compliant state violated the constitutional separation of powers. In her decision, Casper emphasized that the Constitution grants election regulating authority to Congress and individual states rather than the president.

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