Democratic officials in 19 states filed a lawsuit against 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.

The Maine Attorney General also announced new litigation against the White House over its dismantling of three federal agencies.

Attorney General Aaron Frey is one of 19 attorneys general to argue that the president does not have constitutional authority to dictate election rules to the states.

Republicans called on Maine Secretary Shenna Bellows to step aside from her role overseeing elections after she announced her campaign for governor.

Trump signed an executive order last week spelling out changes such as requiring government-issued ID to register to vote, as well as the completion of all ballot-counting by the end of Election Day.

Trump has threatened to pull federal funding from states that don't comply with his executive order to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote and require that absentee ballots be returned by Election Day to be counted.

By Billy Kobin, Bangor Daily News Staff Maine Democrats have put forward a proposal to no longer award the state’s Electoral College votes by congressional district if Republican-led Nebraska also switches to a winner-take-all system for presidential elections.

Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey has repeatedly called several of President Donald Trump's most high-profile decisions illegal. And he hasn't shied away from attacking these actions in court. Frey has joined a coalition of Democratic attorneys general in several multistate lawsuits against the administration since Trump returned to office in January,

Maine's secretary of state declined to say whether Maine will get involved in any court battles challenging the executive order but noted that individual states have broad discretion to set their own election laws.

The lawsuit is the fourth legal challenge against Trump's executive order on voting. The attorneys general argue the order is "an unconstitutional attempt to seize control of elections."