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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to block California count of 20,000 mail-in ballots

· Washington, United States of America · single source so far

The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court on Monday to temporarily stop California from counting mail-in ballots from 20,000 voters it believes are non-citizens, a day before the US midterms. The move has raised fears that federal law enforcement powers are being used in a partisan way.

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38.91°N 77.04°W
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2 Nov 2026, 18:27 UTC
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Unrest & politics · Politics
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Justice Department asks Supreme Court to halt California count of 20,000 ballots

On Monday, the day before the US midterms, the Justice Department asked the Supreme Court to temporarily stop California from counting mail-in ballots from 20,000 voters it believes are non-citizens. The move has raised fears that federal law enforcement powers are being used in a partisan way. On Saturday a judge barred the administration from threatening election officials over such ballots, and more than 50 million early votes have been cast.

  • A judge ordered the administration to stop threatening election officials who received letters demanding that ballots of possible non-citizen voters be set aside.
  • A record number of early votes, over 50 million, has been cast ahead of Tuesday's elections.
  • DW reports Trump is alleging electoral fraud after allies lost power in Serbia, Brazil and Israel.
  • Democratic Senator Chris Murphy had a stroke on Sunday and is reported to be alert.
Updated 2 Nov 2026, 20:48 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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