Photo: Sign advertising voter registration in Las Cruces, New Mexico (September 2009). Photo by Peter Remar and Chitrapa, Wikimedia Commons
A Key Federal Elections Agency is Moving Forward with Trump’s Anti-Voting Order
The Election Assistance Commission — an independent bipartisan commission — is moving forward with President Donald Trump’s anti-voting executive order by “seeking consultation” from state election officials on how to implement the order’s proof of citizenship requirements.
On April 11, the commission sent state election officials a letter “seeking consultation” on how they would apply Trump’s proof of citizenship demand if his order ultimately stands — and how the new requirement would affect voter registration in their states.
A coalition of voting rights groups sued the Trump administration order that would disenfranchise millions of voters. During a hearing on the lawsuit today, the Trump administration argued that the letter the EAC sent was unrelated to the executive order. But the district court judge who held the hearing appeared skeptical of that argument.
