Multiple lawsuits have been filed challenging the legality of this executive order on elections, including a lawsuit by the Brennan Center and other voting rights groups. The order seeks to force federal agencies and state and local election officials to make an array of changes to election rules and practices nationwide,

President Trump's executive order seeking broad changes to how elections are run in the U.S. holds the potential to reorder voting, even as it faces almost certain litigation.

Article 1 Section 4 of the U.S. Constitution states that Congress may at any time by law make or alter regulations determining the times, places, and manners of holding an election. It does not mention the role of the president or the executive branch. Voting rights advocates argue that Trump's executive order is an overreach.

In a lawsuit filed by the Campaign Legal Center, the groups assert the order is unconstitutional. President Trump issued the order on March 25, 2025.

Driven by Trump’s decadeslong fixation on false claims of voter fraud, the order mandates that proof of citizenship be added to voter registration forms, among other changes that are broadly considered unconstitutional and a blatant overreach of executive authority.

Nitschke added that he hopes the lawsuit will resolve quickly so that Trump's executive order doesn't impede college voter registration ahead of the state's special election in September to fill the seat of former U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D, who died last month.

The League of United Latin American Citizens announced Monday, March 31, that the organization has filed a lawsuit challenging Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to impose what a LULAC press released called “sweeping and unlawful changes to the administration of U.

The order mandates ballots to be received by Election Day and requires proof of citizenship for registering to vote in federal elections.

Trump signed an executive order requiring voters to show proof of citizenship or obtain a REAL ID before they can cast a ballot in federal elections. Here's what to know in Tennessee