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Federal judge weighs bid to block California counting about 20,000 flagged ballots
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The Los Angeles Times, The New York Times and ABC News, which ran an Associated Press report, say U.S. District Judge David O. Carter heard a Justice Department request on Tuesday to block California officials from counting about 20,000 ballots. The department says the voters are noncitizens, a claim the outlets attribute to the administration. The outlets say Carter did not rule on the request, questioned how the administration built its list, and said he was considering appointing a special master to test the claims before California’s December 11 certification deadline. The Los Angeles Times reports that Carter also urged that threats against state and county election workers cease immediately.
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Judge David O. Carter did not rule on the Justice Department’s request on Tuesday.
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- Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, ABC News
The Trump administration says about 20,000 California voters are noncitizens and asks that their ballots not be counted.
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- Los Angeles Times, ABC News
Carter said he would rule on Wednesday and questioned how the administration derived its list.
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Carter said he was considering appointing a special master to evaluate the claims before California’s December 11 certification deadline.
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Carter urged that threats against state and county elected employees cease immediately.
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About 20,000 California voters on the federal list are noncitizens whose ballots should not be counted.
The Trump administration and the Justice Department say the list identifies noncitizens; the judge questioned how the list was derived and said he would not decide until a special master or further review, as the coverage reports.
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All three outlets report that Judge David O. Carter did not rule on the Justice Department’s bid to block California counting about 20,000 ballots. They stress his doubts about the administration’s list and his consideration of a special master.
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Headlines foreground the judge’s skepticism toward the administration’s request, and the Times stresses ‘Noncitizen Voters’; one headline is an AP report that highlights a possible special master.
Judge in L.A. weighs feds' request to block 20,000 California votes with skepticism
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suspect votersMore neutral: voters on the administration’s list
Calls the people on the list suspects before any finding that they are ineligible.
Carter questioned how the administration had derived its list of suspect voters, worried about disenfranchising eligible voters, said the demands would represent…
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- the administration’s claims about noncitizen voters
- a possible special master review
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Judge to appoint special master in California voting case in setback to Trump admin
The judge appeared skeptical of the DOJ's request for a restraining order.
Special master could evaluate Justice Department's claims of noncitizens on California voter rolls
A federal judge says he is considering appointing a special master to evaluate claims by the Trump administration that California has some 20,000 noncitizens on its voter rolls
Judge Questions Trump Administration’s Need to Target Noncitizen Voters
In the legal tangle between the Justice Department and California, a federal judge on Tuesday deferred a ruling but said the government already had a remedy it could use after the election.
Judge in L.A. weighs feds' request to block 20,000 California votes with skepticism
Judge David O. Carter seemed skeptical of a Trump administration request to immediately block California officials from counting about 20,000 ballots from voters whose citizenship the administration questions, but said he would not rule until Wednesday.
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- The New York TimesLeftOct 27, 8:53 PM EDT
- ABC NewsLeftOct 27, 10:47 PM EDT
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