{"id":2447088,"date":"2025-06-13T14:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T18:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-blocks-trump-voter-registration-citizenship-requirement-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T14:36:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T18:36:35","slug":"federal-court-blocks-trump-voter-registration-citizenship-requirement-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-court-blocks-trump-voter-registration-citizenship-requirement-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal court blocks Trump voter registration citizenship requirement &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffederal-court-blocks-trump-voter-registration-citizenship-requirement-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2447088&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge has blocked President donald Trump&#8217;s executive order that mandated proof of citizenship for voter registration in federal elections. Judge Denise Casper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts issued a preliminary injunction after several Democrat-led states brought a lawsuit against the management. The judge highlighted that the order would impose undue burdens on eligible voters, particularly those lacking the necessary documentation to prove their citizenship.She noted that the authority to set voting requirements lies with Congress, not the President, as established by existing statutes. Additionally, the ruling also obstructs parts of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mark-cuban-says-banning-trump-was-just-the-right-thing-to-do\/\" title=\"Mark Cuban Says Banning Trump Was \u2018Just The Right Thing To Do\u2019\">executive order related<\/a> to withholding Election Assistance Commission (EAC) funds and penalizing states for counting late mail-in ballots. This marks the second federal court to block aspects of Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wy-gov-gordon-wont-say-if-hell-sign-proof-of-citizenship-bill\/\" title=\"WY Gov. Gordon Won&#039;t Say If He&#039;ll Sign ... Of ... Bill\">citizenship proof requirement<\/a> since the order was issued in March.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Federal court blocks Trump voter registration citizenship requirement<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2147709\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A federal judge blocked President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >executive order requiring documented proof<\/a> of citizenship for federal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/voting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">voter<\/a> registration forms on Friday, after several Democrat-led states sued the president.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Denise Casper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.mad.282905\/gov.uscourts.mad.282905.107.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"issued\">issued<\/a> a preliminary injunction against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3358947\/trump-executive-order-proof-citizenship-vote-federal-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"issued\">Trump&rsquo;s March order<\/a>, which had mandated the Election Assistance Commission ask voters to show proof of citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3441213\/abrego-garcia-pleads-not-guilty-to-human-smuggling-charges\/\">Abrego Garcia pleads not guilty to human smuggling charges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3441030\/appeals-court-denies-trump-e-jean-carroll-appeal\/\">Appeals court denies Trump bid to appeal $5 million E. Jean Carroll ruling<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3440444\/judge-skeptical-trump-federalizing-california-national-guard\/\">Judge skeptical of Trump order federalizing California National Guard<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Casper, an Obama appointee, ruled in favor of the Democratic states suing the Trump administration and was receptive to their claims that the order would cause harm to eligible voters who don&rsquo;t have the proper evidence required to prove their citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The States have also shown the risk of irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction where the challenged sections of the Executive Order would burden the States with significant efforts and substantial costs to revamp voter registration procedures and would impede the registration of eligible voters, many of whom lack ready access to documentary evidence of citizenship,&rdquo; Casper wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The federal judge also said the issue was not with whether citizenship is required to vote in federal elections, but rather whether the president can mandate changes to voting rules to require voters to show proof of citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The issue here is whether the President can require documentary proof of citizenship where the authority for election requirements is in the hands of Congress, its statutes (the UOCAVA, the NVRA and the HAVA) do not require it, and the statutorily created EAC is required to go through a notice and comment period and consult with the States before implementing any changes to the federal forms for voter registration,&rdquo; Casper said in her order Friday.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3439683\/supreme-court-unanimous-rulings-contentious-cases-loom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"SUPREME COURT RACKS UP UNANIMOUS DECISIONS AS CONTENTIOUS CASES LOOM\">SUPREME COURT RACKS UP UNANIMOUS DECISIONS AS CONTENTIOUS CASES LOOM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Casper&rsquo;s order also blocks the parts of the executive order which withholds EAC funds and allows the attorney general to take action against states that allow mail-in ballots which arrive after Election Day to be counted in the final tally.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling from Casper marks the second instance where a federal judge has partially blocked the March executive order from the president. In April, a federal judge in Washington, D.C., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3390893\/judge-partially-blocks-proof-of-citizenship-voting-rule\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"also blocked\">also blocked<\/a> the Trump administration from blocking the proof of citizenship requirement. The April ruling did not block the part of the order allowing states to be penalized for accepting mail-in ballots after Election Day.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2147709\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2147709\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal court halts Trump&#8217;s citizenship proof for voter registration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2447089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/voting-machines-2024-Georgia.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34217,38298,3634,50432,32076],"class_list":["post-2447088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-citizenship-requirement","tag-federal-court","tag-trump","tag-voter-registration-2","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/voting-machines-2024-Georgia.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2447088"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2447092,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2447088\/revisions\/2447092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2447089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2447088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2447088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2447088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}