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DOJ asks Supreme Court to block on California mail ballot count
CNBC • • general
Key Points:
- The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block California from counting mail-in ballots of about 20,000 voters whom the Department of Justice believes may not be U.S. citizens.
- This petition follows the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals' rejection of the DOJ's attempt to overturn a federal judge's ruling that allowed these ballots to be counted.
- The DOJ initially sued California to prevent counting mail-in ballots from alleged non-citizens until their citizenship status could be verified, providing a list of such voters to Los Angeles County officials.
- A federal judge denied the DOJ's request, emphasizing the importance of protecting every American citizen's right to vote and criticizing the federal government for attempting to override state election procedures on the eve of an election.
- The Supreme Court may act on the DOJ's petition at any time, with midterm elections imminent and control of Congress at stake.
