Judge rejects US Justice Dept bid to block votes from alleged noncitizens in California
Judge David Carter said the federal government has a prosecutorial remedy and warned the request would disrupt the election and chill voters.
- On Wednesday, District Judge David Carter rejected a Trump administration request to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots, warning the move would "wreak havoc" on the election as more than 3.7 million people have already voted.
- The Justice Department filed suit on October 15, seeking to "set aside vote-by-mail ballots from persons identified by the Federal Government likely to be noncitizens," based on a compiled list of over 20,000 names.
- California attorneys called the government's allegations "vague" and "not reliable," while First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli argued the state cannot "do nothing" when made aware of potential noncitizens on voter rolls.
- Carter noted the government possesses a "clear remedy" through prosecutorial tools; the Circuit Court previously rejected an emergency appeal, calling the "claimed emergency" at least partly "self-constructed."
- The government identified 190,000 suspect voters in July but refused to disclose its methodology; Circuit Judge Gabriel Sanchez warned against federal courts dictating policies within a state's traditional electoral domain.
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Federal judge warns Trump administration bid to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots would ‘wreak havoc’
By Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge is refusing to allow the Justice Department to intervene in California’s ongoing mail-in ballot counting, warning that the Trump administration’s request to segregate 20,000 ballots to vet voters’ citizenship would “wreak havoc and disrupt the election that is already underway.” Federal Judge David O.
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