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Ninth Circuit Denies DOJ Bid to Set Aside 20,000 California Mail Ballots

A federal appeals court panel declined the Justice Department's emergency request to separate roughly 20,000 mail ballots tied to suspected noncitizens while eligibility is reviewed.

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What's happening

The Justice Department said Monday it identified more than 400 people it says are noncitizens registered to vote in Washington state, and asked Secretary of State Steve Hobbs to set aside ballots from those voters until eligibility is confirmed.(source: story 5, Oct 27) Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd said the 400 are only the tip of the iceberg and that investigators identified over 1,500 ballots cast, while the U.S. attorney's offices said many on the list are lawful permanent residents or green card holders.(source: story 5, Oct 27) Hobbs said the timing of the request one week before the General Election is intended to cast unfounded suspicion on the results.(source: story 5, Oct 27)

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  3. No readers have picked a side yetJustice Department threatens California over noncitizen voter list
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  • The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Justice Department's emergency request in a 2-1 decision.
  • The DOJ sought to set aside roughly 20,000 mail ballots tied to people it suspects are noncitizens.
  • The majority wrote that the government's claimed emergency was partly self-constructed.
  • Judge Patrick Bumatay dissented, arguing the federal government has a sovereign interest in protecting federal elections.
  • The DOJ sued California earlier this month after the state refused to verify or segregate the flagged ballots.
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Says court must act on suspect ballots

Fox News (Politics): Ninth Circuit questions Trump DOJ's emergency request to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots

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Right-leaning outlets frame the ruling as a procedural setback that leaves thousands of suspect ballots in the count, stressing the DOJ's urgency and the need for judicial intervention.

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Calls the ruling a refusal to protect elections

Breitbart (Politics): Ninth Circuit Won’t Order California to Set Aside Noncitizen Ballots

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Far-right outlets cast the Ninth Circuit's decision as a refusal to safeguard election integrity, highlighting the dissenting view and claims that California does not verify voter citizenship.

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