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DOJ’s California ballot fight rejected by another judge

The Hill
October 29, 2026 at 12:59 AM
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DOJ’s California ballot fight rejected by another judge

The Trump administration’s bid to separate 20,000 mail ballots in California that it says are likely noncitizens met another defeat on Wednesday as a trial judge refused to intervene.  U.S. District Judge David Carter ruled California can continue to accept the questioned ballots like any other. “This request violates longstanding constitutional principles mandating that states have control over…

The Trump administration’s bid to separate 20,000 mail ballots in California that it says are likely noncitizens met another defeat on Wednesday as a trial judge refused to intervene.  U.S. District Judge David Carter ruled California can continue to accept the questioned ballots like any other. “This request violates longstanding constitutional principles mandating that states have control over…