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Washington, D.C. Trump Election Integrity Executive Order Challenge (LULAC)

Case Summary

Lawsuit filed by League of United Latin American Citizens. Secure Families Initiative and Arizona Students’ Association against the Trump administration challenging provisions of Executive Order 14248 which could disenfranchise millions. The plaintiffs allege that President Donald Trump exceeded his constitutional authority in imposing documentary proof of citizenship requirements for the federal registration form, conditioning election funding for states on compliance with parts of the order and targeting states with extended mail ballot receipt deadlines. They also allege that parts of the order violate the Administrative Procedure Act. The plaintiffs request a court order blocking the administration from implementing the challenged provisions. Additionally, they seek to block the Justice Department from taking any action to prevent the counting of mail ballots received after Election Day in states with extended ballot receipt deadlines.

“This executive order, based on nothing but years of disinformation, is blatantly unlawful and a naked attempt to suppress the votes of targeted communities – disproportionately impacting the Latino community,” said Roman Palomares, LULAC National President. “We are proud to join this coalition seeking to stop the effort to silence the voice and votes of the U.S. electorate–and particularly of voters of color. Our democracy depends on all voters feeling confident that they can vote freely and that their vote will be counted accurately.”

“Donald Trump is attempting to wrongfully impede voting by millions of Americans with this latest unlawful executive order. But it will not work. In America voters get to pick their president – presidents don’t get to pick their voters,” said Ambassador Norm Eisen (ret.), the co-founder and executive chair of State Democracy Defenders Fund. “We are proud to stand up for the ability of every American voter to cast their ballots freely and fairly through this litigation.”

The president does not have the power to regulate our elections. However, President Trump’s executive order orders the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to change the federal voter registration form to require voter registration applicants to provide additional documentation to prove their U.S. citizenship — documents that millions of American citizens do not have access to. The president does not have the authority to do this.

Additionally, the executive order attempts to invalidate 17 states’ mail-in ballot receipt deadlines and require additional documentation for military and overseas voters, by threatening to withhold critical federal funding for election administration from states that do not comply with the president’s policy agenda.

Under the Constitution and federal law, the president does not have the power to do this, nor does the Department of Justice have the authority to invalidate state laws setting receipt deadlines for ballots cast and mailed prior to Election Day.

Litigation

Case Type: Voting Rights

Location: District of Columbia

Last Update: April 25, 2025

Legal Documents

District Court (D.N.H.)

03/31/2025 Complaint

04/07/2025 Democratic Party plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction 

04/07/2025 Democratic Party plaintiffs' memo of points and authorities in support of motion for preliminary injunction 

04/07/2025 League and LULAC plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction

04/07/2025 Memo in support of League and LULAC plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction 

04/14/25 Defendants' response in opposition to League and LULAC plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction 

04/14/25 Defendants' response in opposition to Democratic Party plaintiffs' motion for preliminary injunction 

04/17/25 Democratic Party plaintiffs' reply in support of motion for preliminary injunction 

04/24/25 Opinion

04/24/25 Order

Press Releases

March 31, 2025 Anti-Voter Executive Order Challenged in Court by Pro-Voter Coalition

April 24, 2025 VICTORY for Voters — Unlawful, Anti-Voter Executive Order Halted

In the News

May 6, 2025, Democracy Docket

DOJ Won’t Appeal Judge’s Order Against Trump’s Anti-Voting Decree

The Department of Justice (DOJ) does not plan to appeal a judge’s order blocking President Donald Trump from adding a proof of citizenship requirement on a federal registration form, according to a court filing made Monday by plaintiffs in the case.

March 25, 2025, The New York Times

Trump Signs Order Calling for Citizenship Proof to Vote in Federal Elections

Administration officials cited cracking down on immigrants illegally on voter rolls as one of the executive order’s main goals, amplifying Mr. Trump’s grievances about electoral integrity.