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Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Separate California Ballots

The ruling leaves the administration without an emergency order to separate 20,000 disputed ballots, while its lawsuit returns to district court and similar demands reach Washington state.

Read the full story → · Latest coverage 27 Oct 2026, 2:02 am UTC

Key moments · 7

Justice Department seeks appeals court intervention over California ballots

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Federal letters demand counties identify and separate disputed ballots

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California attorney general rebukes federal noncitizen voting effort

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Appeals judges express skepticism at Sunday ballot hearing

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Federal charges reported against 28 alleged noncitizen voters

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Appeals panel rejects emergency request to separate California ballots

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Justice Department asks Washington to set aside 400 ballots

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  1. Trump administration demands county election officials identify noncitizen voters in California
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  5. DOJ demands that California counties help identify noncitizen voters
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  1. LA feds move to halt ballot counting over 20K suspected noncitizen voters
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  2. DOJ asks appeals court to intervene for California mail-in ballot lawsuit
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  3. Trump Administration Asks Appeals Court to Intervene in California Mail Ballot Suit
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