DOJ orders some California counties to verify ballots in 48 hours
- 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.
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Justice Dept demands California counties help identify suspected noncitizen voters
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California officials frustrated by DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballots
LOS ANGELES — Local election officials across California are confused and frustrated after receiving letters from President Donald Trump’s Justice Department demanding that county registrars sequester ballots that the federal government believes were sent to noncitizen voters ahead of the…
DOJ appeals to Ninth Circuit as California says judge has not ruled on request to segregate 20,000 mail ballots
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) appealed to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday while a federal judge in California had not yet ruled on its request to stop the state from counting mail ballots from more than 20,000 registered voters. The DOJ claims these voters are likely noncitizens; California disputes that the federal government has shown that. The state also argues the appeal is invalid because the judge has yet to …
California Finds Major Errors in Trump Administration’s Noncitizen Voter List
Los Angeles, CA — California officials are pushing back against the Trump administration’s attempt to scrutinize roughly 20,000 voters suspected of being noncitizens after preliminary reviews found significant problems with the federal government’s data. The Justice Department has ordered counties to verify flagged voters within 48 hours and set aside ballots when citizenship cannot be confirmed. Federal officials say the effort is necessary to …
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