Judge rejects DOJ bid to set aside California ballots
By The BriefBrief
A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department’s request to temporarily block California from counting mail ballots for the November 3 midterm elections from people on a list of more than 20,000 registered voters the Trump administration alleges are likely noncitizens. The judge said setting aside as many as 20,000 ballots would “wreak havoc” on elections already underway. The case may be appealed.
WHO:A federal judge
WHAT:A federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s request to block California from counting certain mail ballots.
WHEN:Oct 28, 2026
WHERE:California, USA
WHY:The judge said setting aside the ballots would “wreak havoc” on the midterm elections, which were already underway.
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