Justice Department asks Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
The Trump administration filed an emergency application at the Supreme Court on Monday, the day before Election Day, asking it to make California set aside about 20,000 mail ballots the government says may come from noncitizens.
The Trump administration filed an emergency application at the Supreme Court on Monday, asking the justices to order California to set aside about 20,000 mail-in ballots. The filing came one day before Election Day. The New York Times and the Associated Press (via PBS NewsHour) report the filing.
The Justice Department says the ballots were cast by people who are likely not U.S. citizens. It says they should not be counted until the voters' status can be determined. Fox News reports the department describes the request as a limited injunction that would preserve the ballots while eligibility is investigated, without canceling any votes.
The request follows rulings by lower courts that rejected it. Fox News reports the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied it, with Judge Patrick Bumatay dissenting. The Hill reports lower courts found the government's list not credible and said the administration lacks authority to demand the separation. California and the federal government dispute whether the ballots are unlawful, Fox News reports.
CNBC reports the Justice Department is also appealing the dismissal of a lawsuit over Alaska's Senate election.
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- Fox NewsDOJ appeals to Supreme Court to reverse block on segregating 20K California ballotsMon, Nov 2, 10:50 AM EST
- NPRDOJ asks for Supreme Court to intervene on California ballot demandsMon, Nov 2, 11:34 AM EST
- CNBCTrump administration asks Supreme Court to hear California mail-in ballot appealMon, Nov 2, 11:45 AM EST
- The HillTrump administration brings California ballot fight to Supreme CourtMon, Nov 2, 11:45 AM EST
- CBS NewsTrump asks Supreme Court to intervene in California ballot caseMon, Nov 2, 11:47 AM EST
- The New York TimesTrump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in California Ballot CaseMon, Nov 2, 11:48 AM EST
- CBS NewsTrump administration asks the Supreme Court to set aside ballots from 20,000 alleged noncitizensMon, Nov 2, 12:49 PM EST
- PBS NewsHourTrump administration asks Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 disputed California mail ballotsMon, Nov 2, 12:53 PM EST
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- Mon, Nov 2, 11:45 AM EST, 2 outlets: Justice Department asks Supreme Court to act on California ballot dispute