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Trump takes fight over 20,000 California mail-in ballots to Supreme Court day before election

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Khan, Z., & Dobrin, N. (2026, November 2). Trump takes fight over 20,000 California mail-in ballots to Supreme Court day before election. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/02/us-news/trump-takes-fight-over-20k-california-mail-in-ballots-to-supreme-court/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-02 · by Zain Khan, Nikki Dobrin

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The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to order California to separate 20,000 mail-in ballots it claims were sent to noncitizens, just a day before midterm elections. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued this was necessary to ensure these ballots could be distinguished and possibly excluded if ruled invalid by a full court proceeding later. This move follows rejection of similar requests by lower courts.
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As of November 2, 2026, President Donald Trump's administration has asked the Supreme Court to block over 20,000 mail-in ballots in California, claiming these voters are non-U.S. citizens. This request was made just a day before midterms and follows a series of actions by federal agencies like ICE to interfere with voter registration, particularly targeting green card holders. A recent analysis found that more than 40% of the names on a DOJ list of alleged noncitizens don't appear on California's voter rolls; at least 22 are confirmed U.S. citizens. The Justice Department is also pushing for sanctions against an immigrant rights group that disclosed these findings. Despite this, federal judges have rejected attempts to invalidate ballots, warning such moves could undermine election integrity and public trust in the democratic process.

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📰 Trump Asks Supreme Court To Block Ballots
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Zain Khan
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California Ninth Circuit the Justice Department’s the Supreme Court the United States

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California GPE · 2× D. John Sauer PERSON · 1× DOJ ORG · 1× LA County GPE · 1× Los Angeles County GPE · 1× Ninth Circuit ORG · 1× Trump PERSON · 1× the Justice Department’s ORG · 1× the Supreme Court ORG · 1× the United States GPE · 1×

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“The only way to preserve the district court’s ability to grant relief to the United States after a full merits proceeding, therefore, is to segregate the challenged ballots now.”
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-02

Claims (8 extracted, 1 hedged)

The Trump administration made a last-ditch plea to the Supreme Court on Monday, asking the justices to force California to set aside 20,000 mail-in ballots it claims were sent to noncitizens, just one day before the midterm elections. uncertain
it → make → elections
“Once California commingles the challenged ballots with lawful ones, there is no way to get the challenged ballots back,” Solicitor General D. John Sauer wrote. asserted
Sauer → commingle → ballots
“The only way to preserve the district court’s ability to grant relief to the United States after a full merits proceeding, therefore, is to segregate the challenged ballots now.” asserted
way → preserve → ballots
He called the request a “modest remedy.” asserted
He → call → request
The emergency application comes after a divided Ninth Circuit panel rejected the Justice Department’s bid to impound the ballots. asserted
panel → come → ballots
The DOJ sent its list of 20,000 names to Los Angeles County election officials in October. asserted
DOJ → send → October
County officials said only 7,035 of the names had LA County addresses, and some people on the list were confirmed to be U.S.-born citizens. asserted
people → say → list
The California Post has reached out to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s and Attorney General Rob Bonta’s offices for comment. asserted
Post → reach → comment
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