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Lauren Gambino in Los Angeles

Democratic attorneys general sue Trump over ‘illegal’ voting order

Man and woman hold press conference in the White House
Donald Trump and Pam Bondi, right, the US attorney general, are named in the lawsuit. Photograph: Abaca/Rex/Shutterstock

A coalition of 19 Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on Thursday, arguing that a recent executive order signed by the president that seeks to overhaul the nation’s elections was “unconstitutional, anti-democratic, and un-American”.

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, challenges several provisions of the far-reaching executive order issued last week, including the proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration and new rules requiring all mail ballots be received by election day.

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