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US court rules against Trump administration in California voting case
US appeals court blocks government effort to stop California from tabulating ballots from list of alleged non-citizens.
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A United States appeals court has ruled against the administration of President Donald Trump in its bid to block the state of California from counting certain mail-in ballots this election cycle.
In a decision on Monday, the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals denied a request from the government to sequester roughly 20,000 mailed ballots ahead of the November 3 midterm election.
The Trump administration had asserted that the ballots were sent to people who are “likely” non-citizens.
In the lead-up to the midterms, Trump has raised the prospect of non-citizen voting as a threat to election integrity.