Supreme Court quickly rejects Trump effort to target alleged noncitizen voters in California
The Justice Department says the ballots could not be separated later and argues the move is needed to protect valid votes from dilution.
- The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to require California election officials to set aside up to 20,000 mail-in ballots from voters the Justice Department suspects are noncitizens.
- On Monday, November 2, 2026, the Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to direct California to set aside mailed ballots from 20,000 registered voters it alleges may not be citizens, one day before the midterm elections.
- President Donald Trump has alleged without evidence that noncitizens are influencing election outcomes, prompting the Justice Department to seek a ballot hold. District Judge David Carter rejected this attempt on October 28, citing that the Constitution reserves election regulation to states.
- The San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the rejection in a 2-1 decision Friday, stating segregating ballots could "jeopardize the Los Angeles County election." Carter also criticized the administration for failing to provide "credible" evidence.
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Supreme Court Rejects Trump Request On California Noncitizens Voting
Donald Trump’s 11th hour Hail Mary attempt to muddy the midterm waters in blue California has failed. The Supreme Court just rejected the Justice Department’s request for an emergency intervention in the administration’s move to have 20,000 Golden State mail-in ballots cast aside for the time being. Even thought the list contained names that aren’t […]
Federal government argues that votes may have been sent by people who are not citizens. Courts say requests are unconstitutional because elections are state powers.
Supreme Court rejects Trump’s push for California to set aside thousands of disputed mail ballots ahead of midterms
President Donald Trump's administration appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday in its push to sideline thousands of disputed California mail ballots the day before the pivotal midterm elections.
On Monday, the U.S. government called on the Supreme Court to force the California authorities not to consider more than 20,000 ballots until they checked the nationality of those voters.
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BTAccording to the Trump administration, 20,000 California mail-in ballots may have been cast by people without US citizenship.
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