Summary
The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s effort to make California set aside ballots linked to people the Justice Department says are non-citizens. The dispute followed lower-court rulings against the administration and objections from California officials, who said the federal government had not provided evidence or methods behind its list.Key Facts
- The Justice Department said about 20,000 non-citizens appeared on California voter rolls.
- In mid-October, the Justice Department gave election officials in Los Angeles and Sacramento a USB drive containing names and allowed 48 hours for review.
- The department threatened to sue unless officials set aside ballots from people on the list while they verified citizenship.
- California election officials refused, and the dispute led to multiple court cases.
- On October 28, U.S. District Judge David Carter rejected the administration’s request to segregate ballots.
- The Justice Department did not provide the underlying evidence or methods used to compile its list, according to Los Angeles County Clerk and Recorder Dean Logan.
- The Justice Department has made a similar demand in Washington state and has filed criminal charges against 28 California green card holders accused of voter-registration and ballot fraud.
- The article says data and experts indicate that non-citizen voting by ineligible people is extremely rare.
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