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Federal Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Block California Mail-In Ballots
A US federal appeals court has ruled 2-1 against the Trump administration's attempt to stop California from counting the ballots of 20,000 registered voters. The justice department had claimed the individuals were non-citizens and demanded their ballots be segregated, a move state officials refused and which prompted the legal dispute.
Referenced News Coverage (3 sources)
- Court blocks bid by Trump DoJ to stop California from counting mail-in ballots (The Guardian)
- US appeals court sceptical of Trump’s lawsuit over California voter rolls (Al Jazeera English)
- Appeals court declines to rule on federal bid to set aside California ballots of alleged noncitizens (The Independent UK)