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Trump asks Supreme Court to block 20,000 California midterm ballots
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The clear picture
What happened
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to order California to set aside about 20,000 mail ballots it says were cast by noncitizens. The New York Times says the request was filed as an emergency application ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election.
Latest development
The Trump administration has appealed to the Supreme Court over claims that a list of more than 20,000 ballots in California include non-US citizens.
Why it matters
A Supreme Court order granting the administration’s request would require California to separate the disputed ballots. California has warned, according to Al Jazeera, that excluding ballots based on suspected noncitizenship could also prevent eligible voters’ ballots from being counted.
Known / unclear
Coverage expanded from 6 to 7 attributed publishers.
The reports do not establish whether the 20,000 voters are noncitizens, how the list was compiled, or when the Supreme Court will act.
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Sources
Compiled from 8 independent publishers DW · Al Jazeera · The New York Times · PBS NewsHour · CBS News · The Hill · NPR · Fox News
The accounts agree on the administration’s request. The administration says the ballots involve noncitizens, while California says action based on suspected noncitizenship could disenfranchise eligible voters, Al Jazeera reports.
- DWTrump asks Supreme Court to block 20,000 California midterm ballots ↗
- Al JazeeraTrump asks Supreme Court to block 20,000 California ballots before midterms ↗
- The New York TimesTrump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Intervene in California Ballot Case ↗
- PBS NewsHourTrump administration asks Supreme Court to sideline 20,000 disputed California mail ballots ↗
- CBS NewsTrump administration asks the Supreme Court to set aside ballots from 20,000 alleged noncitizens ↗
- CBS NewsTrump asks Supreme Court to intervene in California ballot case ↗
- The HillTrump administration brings California ballot fight to Supreme Court ↗
- NPRDOJ asks for Supreme Court to intervene on California ballot demands ↗
- Fox NewsDOJ appeals to Supreme Court to reverse block on segregating 20K California ballots ↗
The big question
Will the Supreme Court issue an immediate order requiring California to set aside the 20,000 ballots?
No Supreme Court decision is stated in the available reports.
What happens next
- The Supreme Court’s response to the administration’s emergency application seeking immediate segregation of roughly 20,000 California mail ballots.
- California’s handling of the disputed ballots if the Supreme Court changes the lower-court outcome described by NPR.
Bottom line
The case puts the treatment of a defined group of California mail ballots before the Supreme Court immediately before the Nov. 3 election.
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- Headline updated
The Trump administration has appealed to the Supreme Court over claims that a list of more than 20,000 ballots in California include non-US citizens.
7 sources at this update - Headline updated
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's administration appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday in its push to sideline thousands of disputed California mail ballots the day before the pivotal midterm elections.
6 sources at this update - Headline updated
The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block rulings denying its bid to segregate over 20,000 California mail-in ballots.
1 source at this update