"President Trump possesses no such authority to order such a sweeping change to American elections, the suit argues. Democrats argued the executive order violates the First, Fourth, Fifth and Tenth Amendments."
"A group of voting rights groups made a similar argument in a separate lawsuit filed Thursday, calling Trump's move an extraordinary and abusive assertion of executive power over the administration of federal elections."
"Republican states have pushed ahead with their own plans to add citizenship requirements to voting laws, but the measures have also drawn swift legal challenges."
President Trump's executive order aims to change American voting laws, threatening to withhold federal funds from non-compliant states and directing investigations into mail-in ballot distribution. Legal challenges argue the order violates multiple amendments and exceeds presidential authority. Voting rights groups have labeled the order an abuse of power, asserting it infringes on states' rights. Despite Trump's claims of voter fraud associated with mail-in voting, he recently voted by mail himself. Republican states are pursuing citizenship requirements for voting, facing their own legal hurdles.
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