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Federal court blocks voter citizenship requirement order

A federal district court in Arizona blocked a Trump executive order requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, citing Anderson v. Celebrezze and the constitutional limits on presidential authority over federal election rules. The judge found the order exceeded the president's power under the Elections Clause, which reserves primary election administration authority to Congress and the states. The ruling was the first definitive court block of the administration's voting restriction orders.