Overview
- Casper granted a preliminary injunction on June 13 blocking five provisions of the March executive order, including requiring documentary proof of citizenship for the federal voter registration form
- This decision follows an April injunction by a Washington, D.C., judge that halted related proof-of-citizenship requirements
- The ruling asserts that the Constitution does not grant the president authority to set election rules and reserves that power for Congress and the states
- State attorneys general warned that the order’s proof-of-citizenship mandate and proposed ban on mail-in ballots received after Election Day would impose significant costs and deter eligible voters
- The White House defended the order as a commonsense election integrity measure and is expected to appeal the ruling