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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Judge Rejects Trump Administration Bid To Segregate 20,000 California Ballots
Caption: Judge Rejects Trump Administration Bid To Segregate 20,000 California Ballots. A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration's request to make California set aside ballots from around 20,000 voters it claims are likely noncitizens. U.S. District Judge David Carter said the request would disrupt an election already underway and risk discounting the votes of American citizens. Carter said the intervention violated longstanding constitutional principles giving states control over administering their elections. The U.S. Department of Justice sued California earlier this month, accusing the state of failing to review a list of alleged noncitizens sent mail-in ballots. California officials challenged the government's claims, warning that segregating the ballots could disenfranchise eligible voters and disrupt vote counting. Los Angeles officials said an analysis of 200 names on the list found many people who reported being born in the U.S. and others with no voting history. The ruling followed a 2-1 federal appeals court decision rejecting the Justice Department's request to immediately segregate the roughly 20,000 ballots. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
Keywords: Current Affairs & Politics,Donald Trump,California,David Carter,Department of Justice,mail-in ballots,noncitizens,midterm elections,Los Angeles,US politics,voting,election law,federal court,voter registration,election security,voting rights,ballot counting
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