Judge says Trump's bid to set aside California ballots would ‘wreak havoc’ on democracy

TL;DR

A U.S. judge rejected the Justice Department's request to stop California from counting mail ballots from over 20,000 voters suspected of being noncitizens.
U.S. District Judge David Carter ruled that the Justice Department's request was an unprecedented intervention that would 'wreak havoc' on democratic principles and voting rights.
The judge emphasized that states have control over their elections and that the federal government's actions risked disenfranchising eligible voters and eroding trust in democracy.
The Justice Department has appealed the decision to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, arguing that the ongoing processing of ballots dilutes the votes of American citizens.
California officials stated that their safeguards against noncitizen voting are robust and that the Justice Department's data was suspect, potentially leading to the disenfranchisement of eligible voters.
The Trump administration has also sought to intervene in elections in Alaska and Washington state.

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