Federal judge strikes down parts of Trump executive order on citizenship verification for voter registration

U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled Friday that the Trump administration's executive order on citizenship-based voter ID overstepped constitutional authority.

President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

"The Constitution does not allow the President to impose unilateral changes to federal election procedures," Kollar-Kotelly wrote, permanently enjoining the administration from implementing the challenged provisions of the order.

Trump signed the order, titled "Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections," on March 25.

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