Democrats sue Trump over his proposed sweeping overhaul of US elections [View all]

Source: Politico

03/31/2025 10:07 PM EDT


Democrats are heading to court to challenge President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to impose federal control over how elections are run throughout the country.

A suit filed Monday in federal court in Washington argues that Trump’s March 25 order titled “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” is an unconstitutional attempt to wrestle authority over elections from the states and set new voting requirements such as proof of citizenship and changes to ballot deadline rules.

Nearly the entire Democratic party’s fund raising and campaign apparatus joined the suit as did Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, challenging what they called a “power grab” in a statement announcing their action.

“It’s anti-American and Democrats are using every tool at our disposal — including taking Trump to court — to stop this illegal overreach that undermines our democracy,” they said.

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