US judge blocks Trump administration from overhauling federal elections

U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the White House in Washington

BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Friday blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing parts of his sweeping executive order overhauling federal elections, including by requiring voters to prove they are U.S. citizens and barring states from counting mail-in ballots received after Election Day.

U.S. District Judge Denise Casper in Boston issued a preliminary injunction at the behest of 19 Democratic-led states who argued the president lacked the authority to mandate changes to federal elections and the states’ voting procedures.

(Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)