October 26, 2026

Appeals Court Rejects DOJ Bid to Set Aside California Ballots

The Ninth Circuit rejected the Justice Department’s request Monday to have California officials set aside ballots until voters on its list could verify their citizenship.
The department had given California’s secretary of state 48 hours to act, but state officials refused; Los Angeles election officials found that a sample of 200 people on the list included a high percentage born in the United States.

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