9th Circuit questions DOJ demand to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
A panel of federal appellate judges on Sunday questioned the timing, constitutionality and authority of the Justice Department's demand that California election officials set aside thousands of mail ballots from people the federal government suspects may not be citizens.
TL;DR
- Federal appellate judges questioned the Justice Department's demand regarding California mail ballots.
- Concerns were raised about the timing, constitutionality, and authority of the DOJ's demand.
- The demand involved setting aside mail ballots from individuals suspected of not being citizens.