What the sources add
The San Francisco-based court also said federal officials must stop demanding that ballots from selected voters be segregated.
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DOJ-California dispute over noncitizen ballots
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Current state
A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to stop demanding that California election officials segregate ballots and stop threatening them with criminal prosecution, the latest court rejection of the administration's effort to set aside mail-in ballots suspected of being cast by noncitizens. Subpoenaed Los Angeles County election workers remain scheduled to appear at a federal courthouse on Nov. 4.
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What changed
A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to stop demanding that California election officials segregate ballots and stop threatening them with criminal prosecution, adding a new court restraint to the administration's effort to set aside mail-in ballots.
In this event Appeals court rejects Justice Department request for California to set aside disputed ballots Justice Department issues subpoenas to California election workers Judge rejects Trump effort to block California ‘noncitizen’ ballots Appeals court declines to step in on Trump administration's California voting case DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens
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The San Francisco-based court also said federal officials must stop demanding that ballots from selected voters be segregated.
