'Significant burdens': Judge deals major blow to Trump's new voting requirements
“A federal judge has blocked federal election officials from enforcing Trump’s executive order forcing states to apply citizenship requirements, saying it imposes significant burdens and would harm eligible voters,” according to an X post from Politico Senior legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney
The block is a major blow to the Trump administration. In the executive order, Trump wanted to add new requirements for people to vote.
This includes asking for ID or any sort of documentation to prove your citizenship and ensure all mail ballots are received by Election Day.
The White House has previously called these requirements “common sense.” They also believe any objection from the left is “insane.”
“The Trump administration is standing up for free, fair, and honest elections, and asking this basic question is essential to our Constitutional Republic,” White House spokesperson Harrison Fields said in a statement when the executive order was released.
JUST IN: A federal judge has blocked federal election officials from enforcing Trump’s executive order forcing states to apply citizenship requirements, saying it imposes significant burdens and would harm eligible voters. https://t.co/CxiOYlhwtS pic.twitter.com/OyFFTG7EUP
— Kyle Cheney (@kyledcheney) June 13, 2025