Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form

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A federal judge on Friday ruled the Trump administration cannot require voters to produce documented proof of citizenship on their registration.

The judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s proof-of-citizenship directive is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers.

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"Because our Constitution assigns responsibility for election regulation to the States and to Congress, this Court holds that the President lacks the authority to direct such changes," U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly wrote in her opinion.

She further emphasized that on matters related to setting qualifications for voting and regulating federal election procedures, "the Constitution assigns no direct role to the President in either domain."

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