California election officials are frustrated by a DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballots.
The order requires California officials to set aside ballots rather than process them normally.
OriginalSourceNew York PostUnited StatesLeanCenter-rightCredibilityPublished23:26 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFCSourceNew York PostUnited StatesLeanCenter-rightCredibilityPublished23:26 UTCRatings: AllSides, MBFC
“LA feds move to halt ballot counting over 20K suspected noncitizen voters”
DOJ seeks emergency order to halt counting of 20,000+ suspected noncitizen ballots
Key points
- The Trump administration seeks an emergency court order to stop California from counting ballots linked to over 20,000 suspected noncitizens.
- Justice Department argues ballots should be sequestered and citizenship verified before tabulation.
- First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli and AG Todd Blanche lead the DOJ effort to the 9th Circuit.
- DOJ claims more than 20,000 registered voters received mail-in ballots and are highly likely noncitizens.
- LA County has processed over 331,000 mail-in ballots; DOJ warns mixed ballots could dilute citizen votes.
Other reports
- SourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The GuardianSourceThe GuardianUnited KingdomLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The Guardian
“California officials ordered by DoJ to set aside ‘likely’ noncitizen ballots”
- SourceThe New York TimesUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The New York TimesSourceThe New York TimesUnited StatesLeanCenter-leftCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at The New York Times
“Justice Dept. Demands That California Counties Help Identify Noncitizen Voters”
- SourceCbsnewsLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at CbsnewsSourceCbsnewsLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at Cbsnews
“DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballots”
- SourceNbcnewsLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at NbcnewsSourceNbcnewsLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at Nbcnews
“DOJ demands that California counties help identify noncitizen voters”
- SourceFox NewsUnited StatesLeanRightCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Fox NewsSourceFox NewsUnited StatesLeanRightCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Fox News
- SourceReutersUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at ReutersSourceReutersUnited KingdomLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at Reuters
- SourceAP NewsUnited StatesLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at AP NewsSourceAP NewsUnited StatesLeanCenterCredibilityRatings: AllSides, MBFCRead at AP News
- SourceKoreaheraldLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at KoreaheraldSourceKoreaheraldLeanUnratedCredibilityUnratedRead at Koreaherald
How it got here
New York Post publishes the article.
concise reads it.
Grouped with 8 other reports as story 6.
The Brief ranks it 6th.
6 6 California election officials are frustrated by a DOJ demand to sequester 'noncitizen' ballots.
The order requires California officials to set aside ballots rather than process them normally.