ELX-002 · Elections · Voting rules
Proof-of-citizenship requirement for the federal voter registration form
Stage 5 of 5: Outcome (Blocked by court) · Closed, settled, decided · Last development 31 Oct 2025
A March 2025 executive order directed that documentary proof of citizenship be required on the federal voter registration form. On 31 October 2025 U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled that the President lacks the authority to make that change, because the Constitution assigns election rules to the states and Congress. The Election Assistance Commission is permanently barred from adding the requirement. A separate judge had blocked the same order in a suit by Democratic state attorneys general.
Other parts of the order were still being litigated at the time of the ruling; appeal status not yet checked.
- People
- Donald Trump, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
- Reviewed by
- Federal courts, Democratic Party and civil rights groups, Democratic state attorneys general
Timeline
Kollar-Kotelly grants partial summary judgment: the requirement cannot take effect and the Election Assistance Commission may not add it. [1]
Another federal judge blocks the order in a case brought by Democratic state attorneys general. [1]
Kollar-Kotelly grants a preliminary injunction. [1]
Trump signs the executive order on elections, including the proof-of-citizenship directive. [1]
Responses
- Administration and supporters: Argue proof of citizenship is needed to restore public confidence that only citizens vote. [1]
Sources
Cite this case
Public Trust Tracker. "Proof-of-citizenship requirement for the federal voter registration form" (ELX-002). Last updated 31 Oct 2025. https://publictrusttracker.org/case/elx-002-proof-of-citizenship-requirement-for-the-federal-voter/
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