Democratic AGs expand NVRA access as federal courts limit voting

On May 1, 2025, 17 Democratic-led states launched the largest voting rights expansion in U.S. history, enacting automatic voter registration, expanded early voting, and restoring voting rights to formerly incarcerated citizens (circle.tufts.edu; NPR).

On Mar. 26, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order requiring proof of citizenship for voter registration, threatened loss of federal funding for noncompliant states, and aimed to bar counting mailed ballots arriving after Election Day (NPR).

Rick Hasen (UCLA law professor) warned that proof of citizenship requirements “could disenfranchise millions” of eligible voters to prevent very rare noncitizen voting (NPR).