Democratic officials argue Donald Trump's executive order is an authoritarian overreach, violating state rights over how elections are conducted.

But the lawsuit — brought by the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Governors Association, and Senate and House Democratic leaders over a recent executive order — argues that the order is unconstitutional, not for voting by noncitizens. Here’s a closer look at the facts.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections.

The months-long audit began in December 2024. It compared more than 7.9 million active driving records of Michigan residents of voting age to more than 7.2 million active registered voters in the state’s Qualified Voter File, according to the release.

The president signed an executive order last week that overhauls U.S. elections by giving unprecedented power to the federal government to regulate voting.

Voter turnout in the April 1 election in Sangamon County was 18.3%. We want to hear from the thousands who DID NOT vote. Vote in our poll, please!

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Boston, seeks to have a judge block the provisions of Trump’s order and declare them “unconstitutional and void,” arguing that the order exceeds Trump’s authority and violates the separation of powers,

A common assumption holds that nonreligious Americans vote for liberal candidates. The reality isn’t so simple.

Energized against the new Trump era, and against Elon Musk, Democrats pulled off a crucial judicial victory in Wisconsin and cut into Republican margins in two Florida congressional races.

Democratic officials in 19 states have filed a lawsuit against US President Donald Trump’s attempt to reshape elections. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, called the president’s move an unconstitutional invasion of states’ clear authority to run their own elections.