Trump DOJ loses last-minute California ballot bid
Summary
A federal appeals court rejected the Justice Department’s emergency request to set aside mail ballots linked to more than 20,000 California voters the Trump administration suspects are noncitizens. The 2–1 ruling leaves California’s election procedures in place days before the midterms, citing doubts about the government’s voter list and the risk of barring eligible voters.Key Facts
- The Justice Department sought to set aside mail ballots linked to more than 20,000 California voters.
- The Trump administration suspects those voters are noncitizens.
- A federal appeals court rejected the request in a 2–1 ruling.
- The ruling leaves California’s election procedures intact.
- The majority cited a lower court’s finding that the process for identifying suspected noncitizens was not credible.
- The court cited a risk that eligible voters could be disenfranchised.
- The ruling came days before the midterm elections.
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