Appeals court rejects DOJ bid over California ballots
By The BriefBrief
A federal appeals court on Monday rejected the Trump administration’s effort to make California election officials set aside or segregate mail-in ballots linked to about 20,000 people federal officials suspect may be noncitizens. The court said a lower-court judge should hear the dispute first.
WHO:A federal appeals court
WHAT:Rejected the Justice Department’s request to require California election officials to set aside mail-in ballots linked to people federal officials suspect may be noncitizens.
WHEN:Oct 26, 2026
WHERE:California, USA
WHY:The court said a lower-court judge should hear the dispute first.
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