New York joined 18 other states in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s March 25 executive order forcing the states to change their election procedures. State officials, including New York

The state's keeper of elections is on board with suing President Trump over his executive order requiring voters show proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

The order’s election requirements include documentary proof of citizenship and taking action to prosecute election crimes.

The lawsuit, filed Thursday in federal court in Boston, seeks to have a judge block the provisions of Trump’s order and declare them “unconstitutional and void,” arguing that the order exceeds Trump’s authority and violates the separation of powers,

The lawsuit from 19 Democratic attorneys general calls Trump's executive order an "unconstitutional attempt to seize control of elections."

The president signed an executive order last week that overhauls U.S. elections by giving unprecedented power to the federal government to regulate voting.

Democratic officials argue Donald Trump's executive order is an authoritarian overreach, violating state rights over how elections are conducted.

Nineteen Democrat-led states filed a lawsuit Thursday against President Donald Trump’s executive order requiring proof of citizenship to vote. In

The lawsuit argued Trump overstepped constitutional bounds when he issued an executive order on voter ID requirements and reforming mail-in voting systems.

The lawsuit is the fourth legal challenge against Trump's executive order on voting. The attorneys general argue the order is "an unconstitutional attempt to seize control of elections."

New York joined 18 other states in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s March 25 executive order forcing the states to change their election procedures. State officials, including New York Attorney General Letitia James,