Judge rebuffs Trump DoJ’s bid to force California to set aside 20,000 ballots
Justice department had demanded state segregate and not count ballots from people it claimed were non-citizens
TL;DR
- A federal judge declined to order California election officials to segregate and not count ballots from individuals the Trump administration claimed were non-citizens.
- US district judge David Carter ruled against the Justice Department's request, stating it risked disenfranchising thousands of voters and violated a law requiring ineligible voters to be struck from lists 90 days before an election.
- The Justice Department provided a list of 20,000 names to California officials, demanding they segregate ballots from these individuals or face legal action.
- California officials found preliminary indicators that the list provided by the Justice Department was inaccurate.
- Judge Carter criticized the Justice Department's request as an attempt to cast doubt over election results and coerce state election procedures.