Democrats are stepping up their opposition to one of President Trump’s latest executive orders, which would require proof of citizenship in order to register to vote. The order directs state

Multiple lawsuits have been filed challenging the legality of this executive order on elections, including a lawsuit by the Brennan Center and other voting rights groups. The order seeks to force federal agencies and state and local election officials to make an array of changes to election rules and practices nationwide,

President Trump's executive order seeking broad changes to how elections are run in the U.S. holds the potential to reorder voting, even as it faces almost certain litigation.

Article 1 Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution states that Congress may at any time by law make or alter regulations determining the times, places, and manners of holding an election. It does not mention the role of the president or the executive branch. Voting rights advocates argue that Trump's executive order is an overreach.

In a lawsuit filed by the Campaign Legal Center, the groups assert the order is unconstitutional. President Trump issued the order on March 25, 2025.

Nitschke added that he hopes the lawsuit will resolve quickly so that Trump's executive order doesn't impede college voter registration ahead of the state's special election in September to fill the seat of former U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D, who died last month.

Driven by Trump’s decadeslong fixation on false claims of voter fraud, the order mandates that proof of citizenship be added to voter registration forms, among other changes that are broadly considered unconstitutional and a blatant overreach of executive authority.

If enforced, the executive order would block tens of millions of eligible Americans from the ballot box and empower DOGE to review Americans’ voter registration status.

Trump’s executive order tries to turn that around ... the federal government provides to allow people to register to vote anywhere in the United States for federal elections.