Miles Parks

DOJ has sued to try to compel those that are resisting, but it has yet to be successful, and a handful of lawsuits have already been dismissed.

Now, a group of voting rights organizations led by Common Cause is suing to stop the broader project, arguing that DOJ is illegally building a national voter registration list that could lead to people being erroneously removed from voter rolls.

Miles Parks, NPR News, Washington.

This suit filed by a group of Democratic states is the third to be filed challenging the executive order after the Democratic Party sued on Wednesday and a coalition of voting rights groups sued on Thursday.

The Constitution is explicit in delegating power to run voting to the states, although Congress can step in to set national rules for federal elections as well.

In a statement, New York Attorney General Letitia James referenced all that, saying, quote, Numerous legal experts said they expect courts to swiftly block this order, as they did with Trump's order last March, which tried to add new restrictions to voter registration.

Miles Parks, NPR News, Washington.

This suit filed by a group of Democratic states is the third to be filed challenging the executive order after the Democratic Party sued on Wednesday and a coalition of voting rights groups sued on Thursday.

The Constitution is explicit in delegating power to run voting to the states, although Congress can step in to set national rules for federal elections as well.

In a statement, New York Attorney General Letitia James referenced all that, saying, quote, no president has the power to rewrite the rules on his own.

Numerous legal experts said they expect courts to swiftly block this order, as they did with Trump's order last March, which tried to add new restrictions to voter registration.

Miles Parks, NPR News, Washington.

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This suit, filed by a group of Democratic states, is the third to be filed challenging the executive order, after the Democratic Party sued on Wednesday and a coalition of voting rights groups sued on Thursday.

The Constitution is explicit in delegating power to run voting to the states, although Congress can step in to set national rules for federal elections as well.

In a statement, New York Attorney General Letitia James referenced all that, saying, quote, Numerous legal experts said they expect courts to swiftly block this order, as they did with Trump's order last March, which tried to add new restrictions to voter registration.

Miles Parks, NPR News, Washington.

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