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Judge to consider whether California should count 20,000 ballots disputed by Trump administration
The Justice Department says a sample review found only four likely citizens among 200 records, while California warns the move could disenfranchise voters.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter will hear arguments regarding whether the Justice Department can block California from counting 20,000 ballots pending citizenship verification.
- The Republican administration sued in mid-October, alleging officials failed to meet a 48-hour deadline to review the list, while California officials warned the request could "disenfranchise legitimate voters" and delay election certification.
- Local registrars provided conflicting testimony, with Shasta County's Clinton Curtis stating segregation is "entirely possible" while Assistant Registrar-Recorder Monica Flores argued it is impossible once ballots are separated from envelopes.
- A divided panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rebuffed the federal government's emergency request for an earlier ruling, with judges writing concurrences expressing skepticism about setting aside the ballots.
- Nicolas Bartell of the Fraud Detection and National Security Directorate noted the investigation is "ongoing" and the government is not using the SAVE database, though a sample of 200 records contained U.S.-born citizens.
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Judge to consider whether California should count 20,000 ballots disputed by Trump administration
A federal judge in Los Angeles is set to hear arguments over whether the Department of Justice can bar California from counting the ballots of of some 20,000 people until it can confirm they are U.S. citizens.
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