US Justice Department drops bid to force California to set aside disputed ballots
The department said the ballots can no longer be separated from lawful votes, making the requested relief unavailable before the hearing.
- The U.S. Department of Justice moved on Friday to dismiss its lawsuit seeking to stop California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots it alleged went to noncitizens, citing the impossibility of separating them after processing.
- U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, appointed by former President Bill Clinton, previously denied the government's request to separate ballots, warning that intervening at that late stage would "wreak havoc" on the midterm elections.
- California officials have processed roughly 9 million ballots as of early Friday, with nearly 5 million still left to be counted from the state's 23 million registered voters.
- Federal prosecutor Bill Essayli previously argued the lawsuit was necessary to "safeguard the integrity of the election so it doesn't have an effect on the upcoming election," while state prosecutors arrested over 30 noncitizens accused of illegally registering to vote.
- The Trump administration continues appealing the earlier ruling but has yet to file a full brief at the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, as part of broader efforts to assert control over state-run elections.
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US Justice Department drops bid to force California to set aside disputed ballots
The U.S. Department of Justice has moved to dismiss its own lawsuit that aimed to stop California from processing up to 20,000 ballots it suspected were mailed to noncitizens.
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