Federal judge permanently blocks Trump's proof-of-citizenship voting order

A federal judge has permanently blocked the portion of President Trump’s executive order that would have required voters to provide documentary proof of citizenship to register, ruling that the president overstepped his constitutional authority over the conduct of elections.

The reasoning tracks a recurring limit on the order: the Constitution assigns the regulation of federal elections to the states and to Congress, not to the executive. By issuing a permanent injunction rather than a temporary one, the court forecloses the citizenship-documentation requirement absent a successful appeal or new legislation. The administration is expected to challenge the ruling, but for now the requirement cannot be enforced ahead of upcoming elections.

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