Judge blocked president’s executive order on elections, saying suit against it had reasonable likelihood of success

A second federal judge has rejected parts of Donald Trump’s executive order on elections, dealing another blow to his directive that would require proof of citizenship to vote in US elections.

The order, described in March by the White House as “the farthest-reaching executive action taken” in the nation’s history, quickly led to multiple lawsuits. In April, a federal judge in Washington DC ruled against the order in a lawsuit brought by the Democratic party and voting rights groups, blocking its implementation.

“There is no dispute (nor could there be) that US citizenship is required to vote in federal elections and the federal voter registration forms require attestation of citizenship,” Casper wrote. The issue, rather, is whether the president can require documentary proof of citizenship when other parts of the government, such as Congress, have authority for such election requirements, and statutes do not require it, she wrote.