Jessica Huseman, Carrie Levine, Jen Fifield, Carter Walker, Alexander Shur, Hayley Harding and Natalia Contreras, Votebeat, Author at BridgeDetroit

President Donald Trump listens to a reporter at the White House on March 25, 2025. Trump issued an executive order that calls for upending the way elections are run, but voting rights advocates and legal experts said much of it will be challenged in court, as the Constitution grants authority over elections to states and to Congress, not the president.

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Trump orders an overhaul of how elections are run, inviting a likely legal challenge

by Jessica Huseman, Carrie Levine, Jen Fifield, Carter Walker, Alexander Shur, Hayley Harding and Natalia Contreras, Votebeat March 26, 2025 6:30 amMarch 26, 2025 11:00 am

Experts and voting rights advocates said they expect Trump’s order on proof of citizenship to face quick legal challenges.