Trump Administration Seeks Appeals Court Action in California Mail Ballot Case

The Justice Department asked an appeals court to advance a suit seeking to exclude up to 20,000 California mail ballots allegedly sent to noncitizens.

AI-written summary · The Chestnut Post · October 22, 2026 at 10:30 PM EDT · How we use AI

Trump Administration Seeks Appeals Court Action in California Mail Ballot Case

The Trump administration has asked an appeals court to intervene in a lawsuit over California mail ballots, seeking to move the case forward.

The Justice Department is pursuing an order that would prevent the state from counting as many as 20,000 mail ballots it alleges were sent to noncitizens.

Originally reported by The New York Times. Read the full story at The New York Times

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