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Federal judge blocks Trump effort to make voters show proof of citizenship

The Guardian · Jun 24, 2026, 6:40 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

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Ruling is win for democracy advocates who have fought back against Trump’s push to take power over voting A US federal court blocked Donald Trump’s attempt to regulate elections via executive order, a win for democracy advocates who have fought back against the US president’s push to take power over voting.Trump issued an executive order on elections, including a documentary proof of citizenship requirement that would have necessitated that people show passports, birth certificates or other documentation when they registered to vote, or changed their registration. Continue reading...

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