Judge denies federal request to segregate California ballots, says it would 'wreak havoc' on voting
Summary
A federal judge rejected the Trump administration’s request to stop California from processing ballots cast by as many as 20,000 people it suspects are noncitizens. The judge said separating the ballots could disrupt the ongoing election and violate voting-rights protections; the Justice Department said it would appeal.Key Facts
- U.S. District Judge David O. Carter issued the ruling on Wednesday.
- The administration asked California to hold ballots until voters’ immigration status could be verified.
- More than 3.7 million people had already voted in California, and the state had processed over 500,000 ballots by that week.
- California mails ballots to all 23 million registered voters.
- Carter said separating ballots could require new county procedures and risk disenfranchising voters.
- Carter said the request could violate the National Voting Rights Act, which bars changes to voter rolls within 90 days of an election.
- The Justice Department said it would immediately appeal the ruling.
- The administration filed a similar request in Washington state involving hundreds of ballots.
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