Federal judge bars DoJ from threatening election workers to stop processing ballots
Order says local officials can’t be forced to separate or stop counting ballots that the government deems to be disputed
TL;DR
- A federal judge has barred the Justice Department from threatening or coercing election workers.
- The Justice Department cannot demand local officials stop processing or segregate ballots deemed potentially cast by ineligible voters.
- This ruling is a setback for the Trump administration's efforts to control local elections.
- A federal appeals court previously rejected the Justice Department's request to set aside disputed ballots in California.
- The Justice Department stated that enforcing federal law prohibiting noncitizen voting is its job.