Press Release  AG Campbell Secures Victory In Blocking Trump Administration’s Unlawful Attempt To Restrict Voting Access

Boston — Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today announced a major court victory for a coalition of 19 attorneys general in challenging the Trump Administration’s unconstitutional and antidemocratic attempt to disenfranchise voters by imposing sweeping election restrictions across the country.   

The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled in favor of the coalition, declaring key provisions of the Executive Order unconstitutional and inconsistent with federal law. 

“This victory prevents the implementation of unlawful proof of citizenship requirements that threaten to disenfranchise countless eligible voters in Massachusetts and across the country,” said AG Campbell. “I will continue to push back on this Administration’s attempts to create chaos, confusion, and distrust in our state election system, which is safe and secure.” 

On March 25, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order that attempted to require documentary proof of citizenship requirements for voter registration, force States to ignore mail ballots that are cast by Election Day but received by election officials just days afterward, and withhold various streams of federal funding from the States if they fail to comply. The coalition filed a lawsuit challenging the Executive Order in April 2025, secured a preliminary injunction blocking unlawful provisions of the Executive Order in June 2025, and successfully defeated the Trump Administration’s motion to dismiss in September 2025. The coalition filed a motion for a permanent injunction in December 2025, and the court heard oral argument in February 2026. 

AG Campbell joined the attorneys general of Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Wisconsin in filing the lawsuit. The litigation was led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford.   

In April 2026, AG Campbell also joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania in challenging Executive Order No. 14399, the second elections-related Executive Order issued by President Trump. Executive Order No. 14399 attempts to interfere with States’ constitutional authority to administer elections by restricting voter eligibility and mail voting to lists of voters pre-authorized by the federal government. The coalition filed a motion for summary judgment later in April 2026 in hopes of permanently blocking those changes, which is currently under consideration by the court.    

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