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US challenges California ballot count

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The U.S. Justice Department sued California, seeking to block the state from counting mail-in ballots from 20,000 people it says may not be U.S. citizens.

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Reposted by Christina Pagel

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The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to prevent California from counting mail ballots from more than 20,000 voters it alleges may be noncitizens, based on comparisons with federal immigration databases. The suit escalates pressure on state election... [link]

TAT: [Undermining democracy]
October 16, 2026 at 10:44 AM
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The voting has already started. This has to be enjoined.
October 16, 2026 at 5:28 AM

Reposted by Rosemary A. Joyce

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The Department of Justice has sued California after state officials rejected demands to review a list of alleged noncitizen voters and prevent them from voting in the Nov. 3 election.
DOJ sues to block California ballot-counting as state officials refuse late bid to alter voter rolls
The Department of Justice has sued California after state officials rejected demands to review a list of alleged noncitizen voters and prevent them from voting in the Nov. 3 election.
bit.ly
October 16, 2026 at 4:36 AM

Reposted by Dean Baker

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Citing no evidence nor is there any chance this is a credible lawsuit with zero chance of success. And yet the Times has to write it as this somehow being normal.
Trump Administration Sues California Over Voter Rolls
The lawsuit seeks to temporarily block the state from counting mail ballots of voters it claims are likely noncitizens, opening a new front in the administration’s legal fights with election officials...
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM

Reposted by John McLaren

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What does it matter that Talarico is polling ahead if voters can’t vote for him? 😓
October 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
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Reposted by Brendan Nyhan

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Reposted by Fabián Muniesa

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Breaking News: The Trump administration sued California, seeking to temporarily block the state from counting mail ballots of voters it claims are likely noncitizens. The suit opens a new front in the administration’s legal fights with election officials.
Trump Administration Sues California Over Voter Rolls
The lawsuit is seeking to block the state temporarily from counting mail ballots of voters it claims are likely noncitizens, opening a new front in the administration’s legal fights with election officials.
nyti.ms
October 15, 2026 at 7:37 PM
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This is an absurd prayer for relief. I've never seen anything like this. I don't even understand how you can ask for this, and I can't imagine this goes anywhere beyond creating confusion.

It's an extremely irresponsible action that further undermines the legitimacy of the Justice Department.
The lawsuit is signed by Andrew Darlington, who previously was director of Florida's "Office of Election Crimes and Security" and moved to DOJ early in 2025.
October 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
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Texas told 600,000 people they were registered to vote but didn't actually process their voter registrations www.nytimes.com/2026/10/15/u...
As Early Midterm Voting Looms, a Glitch Delays 600,000 Texas Voter Registrations
Voting rights groups sued the Texas Department of Public Safety and the secretary of state over delayed voter registrations that overwhelmed local election workers.
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM

Reposted by Kori Schake

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Not a single court has approved of DOJ’s plans to obtain state voter rolls, a demonstration of how the American system is still placing limits on Donald Trump’s power, @qjurecic.bsky.social reports:
0 for 26: The Trump Administration’s Astonishing Losing Record
Not one single court has approved of the Department of Justice’s plans to obtain state voter rolls.
bit.ly
October 15, 2026 at 5:45 PM

Reposted by Ann Bartow

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Thanks Paul! Here's the complaint brought by DOJ against California/Los Angeles over its voting rolls
October 15, 2026 at 5:34 PM

Reposted by David Darmofal

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🚨BREAKING: DOJ’s demand that California prevent an unverified list of alleged noncitizens from voting or face legal action “appears to be a plausible threat that DOJ will attempt to engage in warrant-based ballot seizure,” the DNC said in a new court filing. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
DOJ’s California demand threatens ‘warrant-based ballot seizure,’ Democrats’ court filing warns
DOJ's new demand that California prevent an unverified federal list of alleged noncitizens from voting or face legal action “appears to be a plausible threat that DOJ will attempt to engage in warrant...
www.democracydocket.com
October 15, 2026 at 2:47 PM