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US singer Kid Rock holds an executive order signed by US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office, White House, Washington, DC, on March 31, 2025. [AFP]
The Democratic Party has sued the Trump administration over an attempt to impose sweeping changes on the election systems, including requiring citizenship proof to register to vote and limiting mail-in ballot counting.
In a lawsuit filed Monday, the Democratic Party asked a federal court to block the executive order, which prevents states from counting mail-in ballots that arrive after election day. The president's directive also requires proof of citizenship to be presented -- through documents such as a passport -- when registering to vote.
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