Federal Judge Blocks Proof of Citizenship Requirements in Trump's Election Integrity Order

A federal judge has blocked two provisions of President Donald Trump's executive order on election integrity.

The Details: Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia gave this decision in response to lawsuits challenging five different provisions of Trump's March 25 executive order. Though she allowed three of the provisions to proceed, she blocked two provisions that would require documentary proof of citizenship on voter registration forms and federal agencies offering voter registration to individuals on public assistance to assess the individual's citizenship status beforehand.

For Context: The plaintiffs who brought the case against the order were the Democratic National Committee, the League of Women Voters, and League of United Latin American Citizens. The three provisions Kollar-Kotelly did not block dealt with mail-in ballot deadlines and data collection on citizenship status.

How the Media Covered It: Newsweek (Center bias) identified Kollar-Kotelly as an “appointed by GOP icon former President Ronald Reagan” and said the Executive Order sought to “overhaul U.S. election procedures.” Fox News (Right bias) identified the order as “election integrity” and noted that 25 states are considering voter proof-of-citizenship legislation. Associated Press (Left bias) included reasoning from those opposed to the order, noting that it “has caused widespread concern that it will disenfranchise millions of voters.”

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