Courts Reject Trump Administration Bid Over California Ballots

Politics · First reported 29 Oct, 19:46 · Updated 01:00

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A California district court rejected the administration’s effort to set aside ballots it said were likely cast by noncitizens; an appeals court panel also ruled against the administration, according to the supplied reports. The administration appealed the district court ruling, while the appeals court decision was 2–1.

A California district court rejected the administration’s request concerning about 20,000 ballots it claimed were likely cast by noncitizens.
The administration filed an appeal to the Ninth Circuit less than two hours after the district court order; the supplied report says that court had previously rejected its claim.
A separate report says a 2–1 Ninth Circuit panel rejected the administration’s bid to set aside the ballots until they could be verified.

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Key facts

Ballots at issue: About 20,000 California ballots; the administration said they were likely cast by noncitizens.
District court: Rejected the administration’s bid on Wednesday.
Appeal: The administration appealed to the Ninth Circuit less than two hours after the district court order.
Appeals panel: The Ninth Circuit panel ruled 2–1 against the administration’s request, according to the centre report.
List methodology: The Justice Department said it compared partial California voter rolls in a commercial dataset with a government list of people assigned federal immigration-system numbers.