Judge rejects federal request to set aside California ballots

Politics · First reported 29 Oct, 00:44 · Updated 04:24

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A federal judge denied the Justice Department’s request to segregate roughly 20,000 California mail-in ballots associated with people the administration says may be noncitizens. The department said it would appeal; the dispute centers on the reliability of the government’s voter list and the state’s authority over election procedures.

The Justice Department sought an order requiring California to set aside ballots linked to about 20,000 people it considered likely noncitizens.
Judge David Carter denied the request, citing the risk of disrupting an election already underway and questioning the credibility of the government’s process.
The state argued that the government’s figures were unreliable and that the requested action could lead to eligible voters being disenfranchised.
The Justice Department said it had filed an appeal. A federal appeals court had previously denied an emergency request in the case, in a 2–1 decision.

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Key facts

Ruling: Judge David Carter denied the Justice Department’s request to segregate California ballots.
Ballots at issue: Roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots were associated with people the administration said were likely noncitizens.
Appeal: The Justice Department said it filed an appeal after Carter’s ruling.
Earlier appeals ruling: A federal appeals court panel rejected an emergency request in a 2–1 decision.