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<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> The lawsuit casts much of the order as broadly illegal and outside the scope of the executive branch\u2019s constitutional powers. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/cyberscoop\/84050\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/democratic-groups-sue-to-block-trump-administrations-elections-order.jpg?resize=640%2C427&ssl=1\" 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(Photo by Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"57.592628093412\"><body readability=\"115.74386503067\"><\/p>\n<p>The Democratic Party has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/trump-election-executive-order-sparks-backlash-from-critics\/\">elections executive order<\/a>, arguing the president lacks the constitutional authority to regulate elections by fiat.<\/p>\n<p>The suit, filed Monday in the District of Columbia District Court, was brought by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Governors Association, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. <\/p>\n<p>The parties are represented by Elias Law Group, a law firm founded by Democratic lawyer Marc Elias, who pledged last week to challenge the order in court.<\/p>\n<p>It names President Donald Trump, 13 other U.S. officials and 11 federal departments and agencies as defendants, and casts much of the order as broadly illegal and outside the scope of the executive branch\u2019s constitutional powers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis executive order is an unconstitutional power grab from Donald Trump that attacks vote by mail, gives DOGE sensitive personal information and makes it harder for states to run their own free and fair elections,\u201d the plaintiffs said in a statement. \u201cIt will even make it harder for military members serving overseas and married women who have changed their name to have their votes count.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The order cites \u201cno source of legal authority\u201d for the administration\u2019s demand that the Election Assistance Commission alter voter registration forms to include \u201cdocumentary proof\u201d of U.S. citizenship section, or command states to use it, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.documentcloud.org\/documents\/25875929-2025-03-31-dnc-v-trump-complaint\/\">complaint<\/a> alleges.<\/p>\n<p>Nor does the executive branch have the power to order the EAC \u2014 an agency Congress explicitly created to be independent and bipartisan \u2014 to cut off federal funding to states that don\u2019t comply with the president\u2019s demands, alter voting certification guidelines or force a mass recertification of voting machines used by states.<\/p>\n<p>The suit claims that mail voting provisions infringe upon the states\u2019 10<sup>th<\/sup> Amendment rights and aims to nullify state laws without going through Congress, while also accusing the EAC and other federal agencies of imposing funding conditions that encroach on Congress\u2019 budgetary authority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNot one of these conditional spending provisions considers \u2014 let alone derives authority from \u2014 any applicable statutes or regulations authorizing the relevant federal agencies to disburse federal funds to State and local governments,\u201d the lawsuit continues.<\/p>\n<p>Because states heavily rely on Help America Vote Act grants for upgrading voting equipment, officials must either comply with the president\u2019s policies or lose crucial federal funds needed to run and maintain secure elections.<\/p>\n<p>The plaintiffs are asking the court to declare parts of the order void, other parts unconstitutional and enjoin federal agencies from seeking to enforce it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The White House did not immediately return a request for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Since first coming into office in 2017, Trump and his allies have repeatedly claimed that U.S. elections are rife with voter fraud, non-citizen voting and manipulation by the Democratic party. But he has consistently failed to provide evidence for any kind of systemic fraud through dozens of court challenges and a failed voter fraud commission established in his first term.<\/p>\n<p>Further, non-citizen voting, double voting and other forms of voter fraud are felony offenses, and voters must affirm on their registration form under penalty of perjury that they are citizens eligible to vote. Election experts have pointed out that few if any individuals are likely willing to risk a felony charge to cast a single vote in elections with hundreds of thousands or millions of votes, and recent state audits of voter rolls in <a href=\"https:\/\/georgiarecorder.com\/briefs\/georgia-gop-secretary-of-state-reports-audit-found-20-noncitizens-registered-to-vote-out-of-8-2m\/\">Georgia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news5cleveland.com\/news\/state\/ohio-sec-of-state-laroses-noncitizen-voter-registration-audit-sweeps-in-naturalized-citizens\">Ohio<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2025\/03\/20\/iowa-secretary-of-state-paul-pate-says-35-noncitizens-voted-in-2024-election\/82570116007\/\">Iowa<\/a> and others have validated this view, finding only a small number of registered noncitizen voters and even fewer who actually cast a vote. <\/p>\n<p>State officials charged with election administration have been absorbing the order since it was released, attempting to discern which parts may be legal or binding. Some have embraced the order while others pledged to fight it in court.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon, a Democrat, said his office was exploring legal options. He warned the order would disenfranchise millions of eligible voters and add \u201ccostly and burdensome requirements\u201d for those registering to vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe already use paper ballots, maintain secure voter registration systems, and count only ballots matched to a registered voter and received by election day,\u201d Simon said in a statement. \u201cThis executive order would undermine the balance of security and accessibility and erode the freedom to vote for millions of eligible Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Tennessee\u2019s Office of the Secretary of State praised the order, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wbir.com\/article\/news\/politics\/tre-hargett-supports-trumps-election-security\/51-ec15bca1-b301-48ee-9bbd-cde7f8c5c1a4\">telling<\/a> WBIR in Knoxville that they \u201cappreciate\u201d Trump\u2019s willingness to increase access to federal databases for citizenship verification purposes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we continue to review the president\u2019s order, we believe this significant step will strengthen our efforts to ensure only eligible voters cast a ballot in Tennessee,\u201d the office said.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.746641074856\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/democratic-groups-sue-to-block-trump-administrations-elections-order-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. 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