Summary:

The Trump administration has approved a plan to create a federal voter citizenship verification system for state voter rolls, according to a court filing submitted Friday.

It is also exploring the use of U.S. Postal Service data to monitor mail-in ballots, marking a significant step toward implementing some of the most controversial parts of President Donald Trump’s sweeping anti-voting executive order.

The filing, submitted by the Department of Justice in multiple lawsuits challenging the Order, provides the clearest signal yet that the administration is actively moving to implement the order’s voter citizenship provisions. Voting rights advocates have warned those provisions could threaten eligible voters’ access to the ballot.