A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Trump administration’s latest bid to require California to set aside ballots from more than 20,000 people it alleges may not be U.S. citizens. The administration wanted the ballots withheld from counting until voters’ citizenship could be verified; the 9th Circuit called the petition unconstitutional.
WHO:
A federal appeals court, identified as the 9th Circuit
WHAT:
Rejected the Trump administration’s request to make California set aside more than 20,000 disputed ballots.
WHEN:
Oct 30, 2026
WHERE:
California, USA
WHY:
The court rejected the petition after calling it unconstitutional.
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