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Judge blocks Trump administration from voting proof of citizenship implementation
Key takeaways
- District Court Judge Denise Casper ruled that President Trump was overstepping his authority by attempting to overhaul states administration of federal elections.
- As a result, the President plays no direct role in the process of appointing electors, nor does he have authority to control the state officials who do, she added.
- Casper cited the Constitution s Elections Clause, which grants states the primary authority to decide how electors are chosen.
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District Court Judge Denise Casper ruled that President Trump was overstepping his authority by attempting to overhaul states administration of federal elections.
While the Constitution vests the President with executive Power and commands him to take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed, it does not grant the President any specific powers over elections, Casper wrote in the third ruling against Trump s March executive order.
As a result, the President plays no direct role in the process of appointing electors, nor does he have authority to control the state officials who do, she added.
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