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Bonta fights Trump's bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots as 'absurd'

California's attorney general challenges federal lawsuit seeking to segregate ballots allegedly mailed to noncitizens, two weeks before midterms.

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Trump Administration Election Challenges

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What to know

  • California's attorney general is blocking a Trump administration lawsuit seeking to set aside 20,000 ballots allegedly sent to noncitizens, calling it a political stunt with midterm elections two weeks away.
  • The case tests whether the federal government has constitutional authority to pause state vote counts; the Trump administration has lost 26 similar lawsuits seeking voter roll access.
  • Federal officials acknowledge their citizenship list may be inaccurate: 28 prosecuted cases represent 0.0001% of California's voters; in Nevada, DHS claimed 16,000 noncitizens but only 185 names checked out as citizens.

“The 20,000 possible noncitizen voters in California were enough to fill a small stadium, but he acknowledged that number could be an overcount.”

Trent McCotter, Acting Deputy U.S. Attorney General · CalMatters ↗ · Oct 19

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Bonta fights Trump's bid to set aside 20,000 California ballots as 'absurd'
CalMatters

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    Bonta files motion calling lawsuit 'borders on the absurd'

    California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a court response Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles opposing the Trump administration's request for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, characterizing the lawsuit as a political stunt that threatens to disenfranchise thousands of Californians.

    “At best, this litigation is a reckless political stunt. At worst, it threatens to disenfranchise thousands of Californians this election.”
    — Rob Bonta
    • marcelias.bsky.social

      🚨BREAKING: Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday said the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) might launch more California-style lawsuits to block states from counting ballots for the midterm election.

      marcelias.bsky.socialBluesky16d ago1.6k▲view on Bluesky ↗
    2 more of the top 3 · 6 posts in this stretch

    • The Department of Justice (DOJ) is considering filing lawsuits against additional states before or after the midterms as part of its effort to force states to investigate alleged noncitizens on their voter rolls, according to an NBC News report.

      @marceeliasX17d ago155▲view on X ↗
    • bolts

      Last week, the Department of Justice sent a list of 20,000 suspected non-citizen voters to California and Los Angeles County, requesting that any ballots cast by these people be set aside until their citizenship was verified. https:// calmatters.org/politics/2026/1 0/trump-sues-california-voting/

      boltsMastodon17d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    Trump administration sues California to segregate 20,000 ballots

    Federal prosecutors announced charges against 28 California green card holders for allegedly voting or registering to vote, and asked a judge to issue a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to force California to segregate 20,000 ballots.

    “There may be some names on there who it turns out ultimately are citizens. We're not perfect, and that's why we've asked California to cooperate with us.”
    — Trent McCotter
    1. 2 outlets ‘Borders on the absurd.’ California fights Trump lawsuit to set aside 20,000 ballots

      first by CalMatters, 18d ago · also The Davis Enterprise

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  1. 4 outlets DOJ to press appeals court to order California to discard ballots from suspected noncitizens

    first by Washington Times, 16d ago · also NYT Politics, The Hill, Philadelphia Inquirer

    3 more headlines
  2. 2 outlets Blanche Says More States Could Face DOJ Suits Over Elections

    first by Bloomberg.com, 17d ago · also NBC News

    1 more headline
  3. 2 outlets California Says DOJ Non-Citizen Voting Suit Borders on ‘Absurd’

    first by Bloomberg Politics, 19d ago · also Bloomberg

    1 more headline
  4. 1 outlet Opinion | Trump's crackdown on immigrant voting in California is a ploy to influence election

    first by CalMatters, 18d ago

    1 more headline

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What people are saying 2 voices from 2 sites · best of 6 · verbatim