Washington, Nov 2 (AP) The Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court on Monday in its push to sideline thousands of disputed California mail ballots the day before the pivotal midterm elections.
The emergency appeal came after an appeals court rejected the request to set aside some 20,000 ballots from people the federal government suspects may not be citizens.
The Republican Trump administration has prioritised identifying noncitizen voters this year, despite them being rare.
The federal government says those ballots should not be counted until the voters’ status can be verified. California officials say the list is highly unreliable and likely includes many people who are US citizens.
A district court judge forcefully denied the Justice Department’s request and warned that the demand could disenfranchise citizens in the November 3 midterm elections to determine control of Congress.
(PTI News)
