Appeals court declines to step in on Trump administration's California voting case
Also reported by Al Jazeera
Summary
A 9th Circuit panel rejected the Justice Department’s request for an immediate order requiring California to set aside about 20,000 mail-in ballots tied to people the administration alleges may be noncitizens. The 2-1 ruling said the appeals court lacked jurisdiction at this stage and sent the dispute back to district court, where a hearing is scheduled for Tuesday.Key Facts
- The Justice Department sued California earlier this month over its handling of a list of alleged noncitizens who it says were sent mail-in ballots.
- The appeals court majority said, in part, that the administration had contributed to the emergency it cited by delaying its lawsuit and by not accounting for California’s election procedures and scale.
- Judges Mark Bennett and Gabriel Sanchez formed the majority; Judge Patrick Bumatay dissented.
- The district court has scheduled a hearing on the lawsuit for Tuesday afternoon.
- Los Angeles officials said a preliminary review of 200 names on the administration’s list found that nearly 40% indicated they were born in the United States.
- The officials also said 71.2% of the 200 records showed no voting history.
- The appeals court ruling addressed whether it could intervene at this stage, not the underlying allegations about the ballots.
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