Trump can’t require proof of citizenship on federal voting form, judge rules

Published October 31, 2025 9:51pm ET



President Donald Trump cannot alter federal voter registration forms to require proof of citizenship, a judge ruled Friday.

Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ruled that only Congress and the states have the power to regulate federal elections. Kollar-Kotelly deemed unconstitutional Trump’s March executive order requiring documentary proof of citizenship on the national mail voter registration form.

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