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Judge Denies Feds' Request to Segregate California Ballots
The Justice Department says confusion between two candidates with the same last name could alter the Senate result.
- With one week until Election Day, the Justice Department has escalated interventions in midterm elections, suing states and charging more than 75 individuals suspected of voting illegally across five states.
- President Donald Trump and his administration have prioritized concerns about noncitizen voting since July, when the Department of Homeland Security announced 250,000 suspected noncitizen voters across four states.
- Federal courts have challenged these actions; the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed an emergency DOJ appeal Monday, while District Judge David Carter criticized the government's approach to segregating ballots in California.
- DOJ spokesperson Kiersten Pels defended the efforts as "moving with urgency," while California Attorney General Rob Bonta dismissed mass voter fraud claims and critics argue the moves intimidate voters before Election Day.
- As the November 3 general election approaches, officials caution these interventions risk eroding public confidence in elections, despite evidence showing noncitizen voting remains extremely rare according to election experts.
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Judge denies feds' request to segregate California ballots
(The Center Square) - The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California on Wednesday evening denied the Trump administration's request for a temporary restraining order to force the state to segregate mail-in ballots that the federal government thinks…
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Total News Sources19
Leaning Left4Leaning Right7Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Center, 39% Right
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources are Center, 39% of the sources lean Right
39% Right
L 22%
C 39%
R 39%
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