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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to hear California mail-in ballot appeal
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A voter drops his ballot in a secure ballot box during early voting at La Sierra Library on October 30, 2026 in Riverside, CA. Gina Ferazzi | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take its appeal in a case where it has unsuccessfully sought to block California from counting the mail-in ballots of about 20,000 voters whom the Department of Justice suggests may not be U.S. citizens.
A voter drops his ballot in a secure ballot box during early voting at La Sierra Library on October 30, 2026 in Riverside, CA.
Gina Ferazzi | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images
The Trump administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to take its appeal in a case where it has unsuccessfully sought to block California from counting the mail-in ballots of about 20,000 voters whom the Department of Justice suggests may not be U.S. citizens.
The DOJ's petition to the Supreme Court came three days after the 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals rejected the department's bid to block a lower federal court's injunction, which allowed the ballots to be counted.
The petition comes a day before Election Day.
The midterm elections will determine which parties hold majorities in both chambers of Congress.
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