A federal judge plans to name a special master over California voter rolls
U.S. District Judge David O. Carter will appoint a special master to scrutinize the Justice Department’s list of alleged noncitizen voters in California, a setback for the Trump administration. The master would assess claims involving about 20,000 people on the voter rolls and whether counties can separate ballots from ineligible voters; review could finish before the Dec. 11 certification deadline.
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A federal judge will appoint a special master to scrutinize the DOJ's list of alleged noncitizen voters. Carter was overseeing a hearing in the department’s lawsuit seeking to stop the state from counting ballots cast by people it alleges are noncitizens. Carter said the special master would assess the substance of both sides’ claims and determine whether counties could separate ballots belonging to ineligible voters. He said a ruling without an independent review would be too rushed. Carter said the review could be completed before California’s Dec. 11 deadline to certify election results.
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- ABC News — Special master could evaluate Justice Department's claims of noncitizens on California voter rolls - ABC News
- The Seattle Times — Special master could evaluate Justice Department’s claims of noncitizens on California voter rolls
- Streamline — Federal judge to appoint special master in California voting case, dealing setback to Trump administration
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ABC News and The Seattle Times report that the judge was considering a special master, while StreamlineFeed reports that he would appoint one in the same California voter-roll case. The reports were published within hours of the proposed event and do not contradict its central claim.