Democrats Ask Judge to Block Parts of Trump’s Election Order

The lawsuit targets an executive order signed by the president on March 31 requiring citizenship checks for mail-in ballots.

Election workers process ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center in the City of Industry, Calif., on Nov. 4, 2025. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Democrats asked a federal judge on April 1 to block parts of President Donald Trump’s executive order on federal elections.

The lawsuit challenges Trump’s directive, signed a day earlier, that will create a list of eligible voters in every state and prohibit the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from sending absentee ballots to those not included on the list. The order, titled “Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections,” directs the Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration to conduct voter information collection.