VICTORY: Section of Anti-Voter Executive Order Permanently Halted in Court

Date
Case
Defending the Freedom to Vote from the Trump Administration’s Unconstitutional Presidential Overreach (LULAC, et al. v. Executive Office of the President)
Issues
Voting and Elections

Washington, DC — Today, a judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted our motion for summary judgment and issued an injunction that permanently halts the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) from implementing Section 2(a) of the president’s March 25, 2025 executive order, which ordered the EAC to add a documentary proof of citizenship (DPOC) requirement to the National Mail Voter Registration Form. The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), Secure Families Initiative (SFI) and Arizona Students’ Association (ASA) — represented by Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and Democracy Defenders Fund (DDF) — sought to prevent the EAC from taking any action to implement Section 2(a) of President Trump’s anti-voter executive order. In its opinion, the court held that Section 2(a) is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers.  

Trevor Potter, president of Campaign Legal Center, issued the following statement:  

“This federal court ruling reaffirms that no president has the authority to control our election systems and processes. The Constitution gives the states and Congress — not the president — the responsibility and authority to regulate our elections. We are glad that this core principle of separation of powers has been upheld and celebrate this decision, which will ensure that the president cannot singlehandedly impose barriers on voter registration that would prevent millions of Americans from making their voices heard in our elections.”

Follow our action against the administration’s unlawful executive order. Read more about our lawsuit.

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