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Court blocks bid by Trump DoJ to stop California from counting mail-in ballots

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The Ninth Circuit blocked the Trump administration from halting California’s mail-in ballot count, a ruling that preserves voting access for thousands of registered voters ahead of the midterms.

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California counties were told by DoJ to set aside and verify ballots administration claims belong to noncitizen votersA ⁠US appeals court on Monday ruled against Donald ⁠Trump’s ​justice department in a major voting dispute ahead ⁠of the midterm elections, denying a ⁠request to block California from ​counting ‌mail ballots ‌from people on a list ‌of more than 20,000 registered voters the federal government alleges are likely noncitizens.The decision by ‌the San Francisco-based ninth US circuit court of appeals marked the latest setback in Trump’s efforts to assert ⁠a greater federal role in ​overseeing ​elections in ​the run-up to the 3 ​November midterms ​in ​which his fellow Republicans are fighting to retain control of Congress. Continue reading...

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