Democratic attorneys general sue Trump over ‘illegal’ voting order
by Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles from US news | The Guardian on (#6WCY3)
President accused of overstepping authority with order requiring new proof-of-citizenship and mail-ballot rules
A coalition of 19 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday, arguing that a recent executive order signed by the president that seeks to overhaul the nation's elections was unconstitutional, anti-democratic, and un-American".
The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, challenges several provisions of the far-reaching executive order issued last week, including the proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration and new rules requiring all mail ballots be received by election day.
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