Democratic attorneys general sue to block Trump's voting restrictions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Though the constitution grants most power over elections to the states, Trump signed an executive order last week demanding changes including a new requirement for voters to produce documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.
51% : They are also asking the court to block a requirement for military or overseas voters to submit proof of citizenship to vote in state elections.
49% : Trump's order sought to empower the Department of Homeland Security and DOGE officials to review each state's voter registration list to help "enforce the federal prohibition on foreign nationals voting in federal elections.
25% : In the lawsuit filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts, the Democratic attorneys general argue that Trump has no constitutional power to try to alter state laws by decree or to modify the laws that Congress has passed governing elections.
13% : California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who is leading the coalition along with Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford, argued that order is yet another example of Trump's "utter disdain for the rule of law" and that he does not have the power to rewrite laws "however he sees fit." Skip to end of carousel Trump presidency Follow live updates on the Trump administration.

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