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Courts Resist Trump Administration Push to Separate California Ballots Over Citizenship

The Justice Department has expanded its ballot demands to Washington state while courts question its California case, with the midterm elections less than two weeks away.

Read the full story → · Latest coverage 28 Oct 2026, 2:54 am UTC

Chapters · 2

  1. 1Appeals Court Rejects Trump Administration Bid to Separate California Ballots
  2. 2Courts Resist Trump Administration Push to Separate California Ballots Over Citizenship

Key moments · 12

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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Appeals panel expresses doubts about immediate ballot separation

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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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Appeals court declines immediate action in California ballot case

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Federal officials seek to set aside Washington ballots

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Washington ballot demand expands administration's effort beyond California

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Judge defers ruling and points to postelection remedy

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