{"id":1052334,"date":"2025-04-01T13:40:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1052334"},"modified":"2025-04-01T13:40:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T17:40:42","slug":"icymi-dnc-national-democratic-committees-and-leaders-file-lawsuit-to-block-trumps-attempt-to-disenfranchise-voters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/icymi-dnc-national-democratic-committees-and-leaders-file-lawsuit-to-block-trumps-attempt-to-disenfranchise-voters\/","title":{"rendered":"ICYMI: DNC, National Democratic Committees and Leaders File Lawsuit to Block Trump\u2019s Attempt to Disenfranchise Voters\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last night, in response to Trump\u2019s illegal <a href=\"https:\/\/dccc.org\/dccc-dnc-dscc-statement-on-trumps-unlawful-actions-to-disenfranchise-americas-voters\/\">executive order<\/a> on election administration, the DNC joined hands with the Democratic Governors Association (DGA), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), and Democratic Senate and House leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries in filing a lawsuit to block Trump\u2019s attempt to undermine our electoral process. The lawsuit correctly argues that Trump\u2019s executive order attempts to suppress voters, upend voter registration systems and hand over sensitive information to DOGE, stop states from counting eligible mail ballots, and withhold federal election funding from dozens of states in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With this move, Democrats are proving once again that they will use every tool at their disposal to preserve democracy from Trump\u2019s baseless attacks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Take a look at some of the coverage highlights below:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/03\/31\/us\/politics\/trump-executive-order-elections-lawsuit.html\"><strong>New York Times<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Democrats Sue Trump Over Executive Order on Elections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Nick Corasaniti, 3\/31\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cNearly every arm of the Democratic Party united in filing a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Monday night, arguing that a recent executive order signed by the president seeking to require documentary proof of citizenship and other voting reforms is unconstitutional. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018This executive order is an unconstitutional power grab from Donald Trump that attacks vote by mail, gives DOGE sensitive personal information and makes it harder for states to run their own free and fair elections,\u2019 they said. \u2018Donald Trump and DOGE are doing this as an attempt to rationalize their repeatedly debunked conspiracy theories and set the groundwork to throw out legal votes and ignore election outcomes they do not like.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-executive-order-elections-voting-lawsuit-769caf1eceec29a13b4df78a931deb0b\"><strong>Associated Press<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Nonprofit groups and Democrats sue Trump administration over election executive order<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Ali Swenson, 3\/31\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cPresident Donald Trump\u2019s executive order seeking to overhaul the nation\u2019s elections faced its first legal challenges Monday as the Democratic National Committee and a pair of nonprofits filed two separate lawsuits calling it unconstitutional. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe DNC\u2019s lawsuit highlights the role of the government\u2019s controversial cost-cutting arm, the Department of Government Efficiency.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIt alleges the order\u2019s data-sharing requirements, including instructing DOGE to cross-reference federal data with state voter lists, violate Democrats\u2019 privacy rights and increase the risk that they will be harassed \u2018based on false suspicions that they are not qualified to vote.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2025\/03\/31\/democrats-trump-lawsuit-election-executive-order\/\"><strong>Washington Post<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Democrats sue Trump administration over elections executive order<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Mariana Alfaro, 3\/31\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u201cSeveral Democratic groups \u2014 including the Democratic National Committee \u2014 along with Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York) sued the Trump administration Monday over President Donald Trump\u2019s executive order that calls for changes to the election system, including a requirement that people provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018Donald Trump and DOGE are doing this as an attempt to rationalize their repeatedly debunked conspiracy theories and set the groundwork to throw out legal votes and ignore election outcomes they do not like,\u2019 the statement said. \u2018It\u2019s anti-American and Democrats are using every tool at our disposal \u2014 including taking Trump to court \u2014 to stop this illegal overreach that undermines our democracy.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2025\/03\/31\/democrats-trump-proposed-sweeping-overhaul-us-elections-00262789\"><strong>Politico<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Democrats sue Trump over his proposed sweeping overhaul of US elections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Ben Johansen, 3\/31\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u201cA suit filed Monday in federal court in Washington argues that Trump\u2019s March 25 order titled \u2018Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,\u2019 is an unconstitutional attempt to wrestle authority over elections from the states and set new voting requirements such as proof of citizenship and changes to ballot deadline rules.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cNearly the entire Democratic party\u2019s fund raising and campaign apparatus joined the suit as did Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, challenging what they called a \u2018power grab\u2019 in a statement announcing their action.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018It\u2019s anti-American and Democrats are using every tool at our disposal \u2014 including taking Trump to court \u2014 to stop this illegal overreach that undermines our democracy,\u2019 they said.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/democrats-sue-trump-administration-over-election-executive-order-2025-04-01\/\"><strong>Reuters<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Democrats sue Trump administration over election executive order&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Luc Cohen, 4\/1\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cIn a lawsuit against the Trump administration filed in Washington, D.C. federal court, the Democratic National Committee said Trump exceeded his authority in the March 25 order by requiring voters to prove they are U.S. citizens, preventing states from counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day, and threatening to take federal funding away from states that do not comply.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-03-31\/trump-sued-over-order-to-require-proof-of-citizenship-to-vote\"><strong>Bloomberg<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Democrats Sue Trump Over Sweeping \u2018Election Integrity\u2019 Order<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Erik Larson, 3\/31\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cPresident Donald Trump\u2019s sweeping executive order directing major changes to how the US registers voters and counts mail-in ballots was challenged as unconstitutional in separate lawsuits filed by the Democratic National Committee and a slew of nonprofits.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cTrump\u2019s directive, which for the first time would require proof of citizenship to register to vote and ban the counting of lawful mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, threatens to disenfranchise voters and upend an election system that has \u2018stood the test of time,\u2019 the DNC said in its complaint. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe framers of the Constitution \u2018foresaw that self-interested and self-aggrandizing leaders might seek to corrupt our democratic system of government to expand and preserve their own power,\u2019 the Democrats said. \u2018They therefore created a decentralized system of elections based upon separated powers divided among the leaders elected by \u2014 and closest to \u2014 the people.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-executive-orders-trans-military-members-voting-rights-federal-court-2053451\"><strong>Newsweek<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Donald Trump&#8217;s Executive Orders Suffer Double Legal Blow<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Sean O&#8217;Driscoll, 4\/1\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cThe challenge was filed on Monday by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer; House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries; and four national Democratic committees, including the Democratic National Convention [DNC].<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe lawsuit states: \u2018In the United States of America, the President does not get to dictate the rules of our elections.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018Although the Order extensively reflects the President&#8217;s personal grievances, conspiratorial beliefs, and election denialism, nowhere does it (nor could it) identify any legal authority he possesses to impose such sweeping changes upon how Americans vote.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2025\/04\/01\/trump-elections-citizenship-proof-lawsuit-democrats\"><strong>Axios<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Read: Trump admin sued by Democrats, nonprofits over elections order<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Rebecca Falconer, 3\/31\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point: <\/em><\/strong><em>\u201cThe Democratic groups in their lawsuit that was filed by Elias Law Group called Trump&#8217;s action an \u2018unlawful effort to upturn the electoral playing field in his favor and against his political rivals.\u2019 \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cThe lawsuit alleges the order would force \u2018numerous federal agencies to reveal sensitive personal information about millions of voters\u2019 to DOGE, the federal cost-cutting department that is Elon Musk is the face of. DOGE is among the defendants listed in the suit. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018Donald Trump and DOGE are doing this as an attempt to rationalize their repeatedly debunked conspiracy theories and set the groundwork to throw out legal votes and ignore election outcomes they do not like,\u2019 said Schumer, Jeffries and other Democratic leaders in a statement Monday.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.democracydocket.com\/news-alerts\/democrats-sue-to-block-trump-bid-to-control-elections\/\"><strong>Democracy Docket<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Democrats Sue to Block Trump Bid to Control Elections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Jacob Knutson, 3\/31\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cFiled Monday by Elias Law Group on behalf of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), and four national Democratic committees \u2013 the DNC, DGA, DSCC and DCCC \u2013 the lawsuit alleges Trump\u2019s order is an illegal attempt to control how elections are administered, a power the Constitution grants to the states and Congress.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018In the United States of America, the President does not get to dictate the rules of our elections,\u2019 the lawsuit reads. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018Donald Trump and DOGE are doing this as an attempt to rationalize their repeatedly debunked conspiracy theories and set the groundwork to throw out legal votes and ignore election outcomes they do not like,\u2019 the Democrats said.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/5225275-trump-executive-order-elections-lawsuit\/\"><strong>The Hill<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Democrats sue over Trump election overhaul order<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Ashleigh Fields, 4\/1\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cThe Democratic National Committee (DNC), aligned groups and party leaders filed a lawsuit on Monday over President Trump\u2019s March executive order, which would overhaul elections. \u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018Donald Trump and DOGE are doing this as an attempt to rationalize their repeatedly debunked conspiracy theories and set the groundwork to throw out legal votes and ignore election outcomes they do not like,\u2019 the Democratic groups and leaders said in a statement.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018It\u2019s anti-American and Democrats are using every tool at our disposal \u2013 including taking Trump to court \u2013 to stop this illegal overreach that undermines our democracy,\u2019 they added.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/top-dems-sue-trump-over-executive-order-requiring-proof-citizenship-federal-elections\"><strong>Fox News<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Top Dems sue Trump over executive order requiring proof of citizenship in federal elections<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[Pilar Arias, 4\/1\/25]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Key Point:<\/em><\/strong><em> \u201cThe Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Governors Association, and Senate and House Democratic leaders filed a complaint of their own after the first lawsuit Monday afternoon was filed by Campaign Legal Center and the State Democracy Defenders Fund.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cBoth lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ask the court to block Trump\u2019s order and declare it illegal.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201c\u2018The Executive Order seeks to impose radical changes on how Americans register to vote, cast a ballot, and participate in our democracy\u2014all of which threaten to disenfranchise lawful voters and none of which is legal,\u2019 the Democrats&#8217; lawsuit, filed by the Elias Law Group, alleges.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>###<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night, in response to Trump\u2019s illegal executive order on election administration, the DNC joined hands with the Democratic Governors Association (DGA), Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), and Democratic Senate and House leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries in filing a lawsuit to block Trump\u2019s attempt to undermine our electoral [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":293,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1052334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - 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