Department of Justice Seeks Quick Action in Dispute over Alleged California Noncitizen Voter Ballots

DOJ Seeks Appeals Court Intervention in California Ballot Lawsuit

An election worker handles mail-in ballots at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Center during California's state primary election in the City of Industry, Calif., on June 2, 2026. (Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images)

Justice Department asks appeals court to intervene in California ballot case - Regional Media News

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - The US Justice Department asked an appeals court on Thursday to intervene in its lawsuit seeking to temporarily block California from counting more than 20,000 mail-in ballots from voters the Trump administration says are likely not US citizens. The Justice [...]

Chutzpah Department: After Federal District Court Failed to Act within Hours on DOJ "Request" to Expedite TRO Hearing in California Ballot Case, DOJ Already Appealing to the Ninth Circuit #ELB

I predicted this morning that the DOJ’s request for the federal court to rule on its TRO motion by noon today (rather than to wait for the already set hearing on October 27) would lead it to attempt to leapfrog … Continue reading Chutzpah Department: After Federal District Court Failed to Act within Hours on DOJ “Request” to Expedite TRO Hearing in California Ballot Case, DOJ Already Appealing to the Ninth Circuit →

Department of Justice seeks quick action in dispute over alleged California noncitizen voter ballots

The DOJ is seeking immediate action to separate ballots from a list of alleged noncitizen voters as California asks a federal judge to throw out the case.

DOJ to press appeals court to order California to discard ballots from suspected noncitizens

The Justice Department said Thursday it will ask a federal appeals court to get involved in its bid to discard as many as 20,000 ballots sent to suspected noncitizens on California's voter rolls.