New Delhi, June 26 -- Attorneys general from 19 states sued to stop the executive order when it was signed. A federal judge blocked it temporarily last year. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Denise Casper made that block permanent, ruling that President Trump's attempt to require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote exceeded presidential authority - and that the Department of Justice had failed to demonstrate the widespread voter fraud the administration claimed made the order necessary.

require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, prohibit states from counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day even if postmarked on time, and withhold federal funds from states that dec...