A judge on April 24 blocked President Donald Trump’s ordering that officials require people provide proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register to vote.
The Election Assistance Commission (EAC) must stop taking action to require a passport or other proof of citizenship for voter registration, U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said in an order.
Trump in a March order said that the EAC, established by Congress to help officials administer elections, shall take steps to require “documentary proof of United States citizenship” in its national mail voter registration form. The commission had recently advised states that it is considering how to amend the federal form, which lets people register to vote….