BOSTON (AP) 鈥� A federal judge on Wednesday permanently barred President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration from implementing most of his first on elections, part of which sought to require people to show documentary proof of citizenship when they register to vote.
The ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Denise Casper in Boston effectively converts a preliminary injunction she issued a year ago, in which she temporarily to overhaul elections, into a permanent ban.
Casper rejected the administration鈥檚 argument that the lawsuit to block the changes was premature because the rules had yet to be implemented. Instead, she agreed that the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to regulate elections, and that Trump鈥檚 requirements violated the separation of powers.
鈥�(The Constitution) does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,鈥� she wrote.
Among other proposed changes, would have required people to provide when registering to vote, prevented mail ballots from being counted if they arrive after Election Day, even if they were postmarked by then, and punished states that failed to comply by withholding certain federal money.
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