Nevada officials announce permanent court block of federal election-order provisions
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A federal district court has permanently barred enforcement of challenged provisions of a presidential executive order involving voter registration, election funding and ballot counting, Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford and Secretary of State Francisco V. Aguilar announced June 24, 2026.
The order blocks enforcement of the challenged provisions, not necessarily the entire executive order. The source material does not identify the order by number or provide a complete description of each provision covered by the court’s decision.
Nevada officials said the ruling preserves the state’s authority over election administration. The state’s announcement says the result prevents the federal government from enforcing the challenged provisions against Nevada.
Nevada and California led the lawsuit
Nevada and California co-led the multistate lawsuit challenging the federal election-order provisions. The U.S. District Court granted nearly all of the states’ motion for summary judgment, according to the Nevada Attorney General’s Office.
The court’s action is a permanent block rather than a temporary pause in enforcement of the provisions challenged in the case. The announcement identifies three election-administration areas affected by those provisions: voter registration, election funding and ballot counting.
Ford and Aguilar announced the decision on behalf of Nevada’s state government. Their announcement described the case as a victory for states’ authority to administer elections, while the court’s decision itself was limited to the provisions challenged by the states.
Coalition described as 19 states
The Nevada announcement describes the plaintiff group as a 19-state coalition. It names Nevada, California, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wisconsin.
The supplied announcement’s description of a 19-state coalition does not match the 18 states listed in the source packet. Nevada officials did not provide further information in the supplied material to explain that difference.
The litigation concerned federal provisions in three specific areas of election administration. The court’s permanent block therefore should not be read as a ruling that invalidates every part of the presidential executive order, or as a resolution of every dispute involving federal and state election authority.
What the ruling changes
For Nevada, the immediate confirmed result is that the federal government cannot enforce the challenged provisions against the state under the permanent court order. The announcement frames that outcome as preserving Nevada’s role in administering its elections.
The materials provided do not say that every election rule or funding requirement changed as a result of the decision. They also do not detail operational changes that Nevada election officials may make following the ruling.
Voter registration, election funding and ballot counting are the only three subject areas identified in the announcement. No additional provisions, requirements or effects are described in the approved source material.
No further court step announced
The June 24 announcement does not say whether the federal government planned to appeal the decision. It also provides no date for a further hearing, filing deadline or other court action.
As a result, the next known development from the supplied materials is the permanent block itself. Any later appeal, change in court status or additional direction to election officials would require confirmation from a subsequent source.
Sources
- Attorney General Ford and Secretary of State Aguilar Secure Major Victory Against Unlawful Federal Election Order, Nevada Attorney General's Office
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