McClellan Statement on Federal Judge Blocking Trump Voter Suppression Measures

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) issued the following statement after Senior District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly blocked parts of President Trump’s executive order to restrict voter registration, threatening millions of Americans’ fundamental right to vote:

“Today’s decision affirms that Congress and the States, not the President, regulate federal elections and determines eligibility to vote therein. I applaud Judge Kollar-Kotelly for blocking President Trump’s effort to change voter registration requirements by Presidential fiat. Today’s order is a victory for separation of powers in a larger battle against President Trump’s efforts to ignore his responsibilities to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.” 

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