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Appeals court orders California to respond to DOJ ballot request by Saturday
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Summary
The Ninth Circuit ordered California to respond by noon Saturday to a Justice Department emergency request over roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots sent to people the DOJ suspects are noncitizens. The DOJ filed the request after a district judge did not rule by its earlier deadline. The department wants counties to set aside those ballots for eligibility review rather than process them with other votes, warning of "significant federal scrutiny" otherwise.
Left-leaning
- DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballotsCBS News · Oct 23, 10:54 PM
- Justice Dept. Demands That California Counties Help Identify Noncitizen VotersNew York Times · Oct 24, 2:21 AM
Center
- DOJ orders some California counties to verify ballots in 48 hoursAssociated Press · Oct 23, 9:29 PM
- DOJ demands California counties identify noncitizen voters: ReportsThe Hill · Oct 24, 9:10 AM