Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill joined Missouri and ten other states in a motion to intervene in support of a presidential executive order on election integrity, according to an April 22 announcement.
The move comes as several states seek to defend Executive Order No. 14399, which was issued by President Trump on March 31 and aims to assist states in verifying voter-registration lists. The order has faced legal challenges from activists and progressive states who argue it intrudes on state authority over elections.
Murrill said, “Louisiana will not stand by while activist lawsuits attempt to block President Trump’s common-sense election integrity measures. These efforts weaken safeguards and undermine confidence in our elections. Proud to join my fellow attorneys general in working to defend free and fair elections.”
The executive order instructs federal agencies to create a “State Citizenship List” for state election officials that would include confirmed U.S. citizens eligible to vote. It also directs the U.S. Postal Service to establish new rules for mail-in and absentee ballots, such as using tracking barcodes on official mail, letting states provide lists of eligible absentee voters, and prohibiting ballot transmission from unidentified individuals.
Murrill leads the Louisiana Department of Justice as attorney general according to the official website. The department works statewide as the primary legal office for Louisiana under an independently elected attorney general according to the official website. It focuses on protecting constitutional rights, providing legal resources for citizens according to the official website, preserving culture through legal efforts according to the official website, and has challenged federal overreach in more than 35 cases under Murrill’s leadership according to the official website.
Attorneys general from Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas—along with Louisiana—joined Missouri’s filing seeking intervention in both federal district courts in Washington D.C. and Massachusetts.
