ST. LOUIS – A federal judge in the Eastern District of Missouri rejected a request by the state of Missouri to block a 2021 executive order that President Joe Biden had signed. Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft fought to stop the order, believing it was a federal overreach.
The order sought to increase voter registration awareness. An attorney representing the state told the court on Monday that state concerns included additional work that would be required to verify registrations generated through the federal effort complied with state requirements.
During those court proceedings, an attorney representing the U.S. Department of Justice argued the state had failed to show the order caused the state harm.
A federal judge denied the state’s request and issued her order on Wednesday.