Trump asks Supreme Court to block 20,000 California ballots before midterms
Also reported by PBS NewsHour
Summary
The Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stop California from counting mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 voters it says may not be U.S. citizens. California says the government’s list may include citizens and that separating the ballots would be nearly impossible; lower courts rejected the request.Key Facts
- The Department of Justice asked California to set aside ballots tied to a list compiled by the Department of Homeland Security until voters’ citizenship status is confirmed.
- California says the list is unreliable and could include thousands of U.S. citizens.
- Voting in California had been underway since early October.
- State officials said separating the ballots in question would be nearly impossible.
- A federal judge rejected the administration’s request last week, citing concerns about the list’s reliability.
- A federal appeals court also rejected the request on Friday.
- The administration’s Supreme Court filing came one day before the midterm elections.
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