Swift constitutional challenges are expected. Article I of the nation’s founding charter gives states authority over running elections.

Rhode Island is already doing much of what is in the executive order, except the additional proof of citizenship.

Democratic officials in 19 states are suing over President Donald Trump's attempt to reshape elections across the U.S., calling it an unconstitutional invasion of states' clear authority to run their own elections.

President Donald Trump's latest executive order could require Rhode Island to change the way it administers elections – most notably, by requiring people to prove they're citizens when they ...