The Democratic National Committee (DNC) and two prominent
U.S. lawmakers have filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump over a
recent executive order aimed at enforcing laws against undocumented immigrant
voting and election date regulations.
“The Executive Order seeks to impose sweeping changes to the
way Americans register to vote, cast their ballots, and participate in our
democracy; all of which threatens to disenfranchise legal voters, and none of
it is legal,” states the lawsuit, filed by Democratic Party attorney Marc Elias
in federal court in Washington, according to The Epoch Times.
Trump’s March 25 order includes several key provisions, many
of which focus on enforcing laws that prohibit noncitizens from registering to
vote or casting ballots in federal elections. The order instructs the
independent Election Assistance Commission to require proof of U.S. citizenship
on mail-in voter registration forms.