Politics
DOJ asks court to block counting of disputed California mail ballots
Federal officials question voter records; California disputes their data and demands supporting evidence.
By NewsCubby Editorial Desk · Published
The Justice Department sued California on October 15, asking a federal court to prevent the counting of mail ballots from people federal agencies identify as likely noncitizens until their citizenship can be verified.
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber disputes the reliability of the federal list. Her response says the state requested the underlying data and methodology needed to evaluate the claims and had not received that supporting material.
The federal complaint seeks an injunction. Its allegations are not judicial findings that the listed people voted illegally, and filing the lawsuit does not itself grant the requested restriction. This report describes the filed complaint and California’s response, rather than treating a proposed order as an entered ruling.
Photograph: Tony Webster. Archival Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C., photographed June 1, 2014; not the court hearing or the California election office. CC BY 2.0. Resized and placed in a matching branded composition; no scene alteration.