Three Federal Courts Block Seven EO Provisions

The president signed an executive order on 31 March 2026 that included new requirements for voters. Among other things, it required people to show documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, required overseas military voters to present a passport, and threatened to cut federal funding to states that allow mail ballots to arrive after election day. Three separate federal courts , in Washington DC, Massachusetts, and Washington state , reviewed these provisions and blocked most of them from taking effect. Courts block executive orders when they conclude that the provisions likely violate existing law or the Constitution. Seven of the major provisions are now blocked. One provision remains active: the part allowing the Department of Homeland Security and DOGE to review state voter registration files for non-citizens. This is the provision connected to the 29-state lawsuit and the SAVE system with its 17% error rate. That one piece is still moving forward, even as the rest of the executive order has been stopped by the courts.