Department of Justice Seeks Quick Action in Dispute over Alleged California Noncitizen Voter Ballots
The department said the ballots came from voters it suspects are noncitizens and called the case an emergency as the midterm elections near.
- On Thursday, the Department of Justice asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to block California from counting more than 20,000 mail-in ballots, arguing federal agencies identified those voters as likely noncitizens.
- President Donald Trump's administration seeks greater control over the November 3 midterm elections, yet California officials rejected the federal government's voter list as "unreliable" because the Department of Homeland Security provided no evidence to verify citizenship status.
- The DOJ interpreted Judge Carter's failure to rule by Thursday afternoon as a "constructive denial," citing the "critical and exigent nature" of the case while requesting immediate sequestration of the disputed ballots.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta dismissed the federal effort as meritless, arguing the government treats voters as "guilty until proven innocent" without substantiation. Judge Carter scheduled a hearing for next week to address the emergency request.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche stated he will not rule out attempting to stop states from certifying mail-in votes after the election, while critics like law professor Rick Hasen suggest the lawsuit may be political groundwork to frame results as illegitimate.
21 Articles
21 Articles
LA hearing set Tuesday in government push for court order in voting case
LOS ANGELES (KESQ) - A Los Angeles federal court hearing was scheduled for Tuesday in the Trump administration's expedited bid for a temporary restraining order seeking to purge more than 20,000 "likely non-citizens'' from California's voter rolls in the days before the midterm elections. The closely watched lawsuit, United States of America v. State of
How Appealing Weekly Roundup
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “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.” Rick Hasen has this post at his “Election Law Blog.” “There Is N…
LA Hearing Set Tuesday in Voting Case
A Los Angeles federal court hearing was scheduled for Tuesday in the Trump administration’s expedited bid for a temporary restraining order seeking to purge more than 20,000 “likely non-citizens” from California’s voter rolls in the days before the midterm elections. The closely watched lawsuit, United States of America v. State of California, et al., was […]
'Unprecedented': DOJ stuns with 'bad-faith' move in California election meddling case
The Justice Department drew fire for an “unprecedented level of bad-faith argument” after asking a judge who ruled its voter data demand “illegal” to set aside thousands of California ballots.In a motion filed Friday, DOJ asked U.S. District Judge David O. Carter to make California set aside the midterm mail ballots of more than 20,000 registered voters whom Department of Homeland Security agencies flagged as likely noncitizens.The department wa…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources are Center, 37% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
