Judge to consider whether California should count 20,000 ballots disputed by Trump administration
The judge appeared skeptical of the emergency request as California officials warned the move could disenfranchise legitimate voters and delay certification.
- 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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