Justice Department Drops Suit Over 20,000 California Ballots After Supreme Court Rebuff
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 7
Justice Department Drops Suit Over 20,000 California Ballots After Supreme Court Rebuff
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 7
Summary
A late Friday filing ended the Justice Department’s effort to force California to set aside 20,000 mail ballots it said were sent to noncitizens.
The department said the relief it sought was tied to Nov. 3 and was no longer available after the Supreme Court on Monday rejected its emergency request.
Judge David O. Carter had already denied the bid in a blistering opinion, and two lower-court appeals also failed as judges rejected the administration’s noncitizen-voting claims.
California officials said the federal list of “likely noncitizens” was outdated and error-ridden, warning eligible citizens could be disenfranchised; nearly 11 million ballots had been processed by Friday evening.
The dismissal closes one of several failed federal challenges to alleged widespread illegal voting by noncitizens, days after a broad midterm rebuke of the Trump administration.