On Friday, Attorney General Jay Jones announced that he has joined a group of 21 attorneys general in a lawsuit to challenge an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on March 31.
The executive order, titled "Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections," aims to establish a list of verified voters and would restrict mail-in voting measures. Trump has previously criticized the use of mail-in voting.
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The signing quickly garnered backlash, and 21 AGs, including Jones, have joined to sue the president in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Many prominent Democrats feel the order would disenfranchise voters, as the 2026 November midterms near. Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives and Senate has also challenged the order.
“This is a blatant attempt by Donald Trump to sow confusion and distrust in our democratic processes and to influence the midterm elections for his own personal gain. This order does not affect balloting for the April 21 referendum, but if left in place it will disenfranchise voters in the November election. This fearmongering and arrogation of States’ authority is plainly unconstitutional. I’m proud to join attorneys general across the country in defending the right to the franchise and to use every legal tool available to us to stop the president’s illegal power grab.”
Attorney General Jay Jones
The lawsuit argues that the “U.S. Constitution gives states the primary authority to administer elections,” and does not allow the president to change federal election procedures without moving through Congress.
You can read Jones’s full statement here.