Washington, Nov 1. A federal judge on Friday blocked the U.S. President Donald Trump administration's attempt to require proof of U.S. citizenship to register for the federal voter roll. Washington Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly ruled today in favor of Democratic and civil rights organizations that had challenged the executive order signed by Trump himself in March regarding electoral regulations. Trump has on more than one occasion said that there are non-U.S. people who have illegally voted in the country. Kollar-Kotelly determined that Trump does not have the authority to enact such a measure (which belongs to the states and Congress) and that his order requiring proof of citizenship—a passport or official ID—to register to vote constitutes a violation of the separation of powers. This decision, which comes after the same judge issued a temporary block on the measure, represents another setback for Trump and his supporters, who have insisted that numerous undocumented immigrants have voted in U.S. elections. Documented cases of non-U.S. citizens committing fraud and voting in U.S. elections are very rare.
