Judge David O. Carter denied Trump administration bid to segregate California ballots

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U.S. District Judge David O. Carter on Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s request for an emergency order requiring California to set aside roughly 20,000 ballots from people it says are likely noncitizens. The administration wanted the state to hold the ballots until voters’ immigration status could be verified. Carter wrote that the request “violates longstanding constitutional principles” giving states control over elections, and warned that granting it could let either party create chaos for political purposes. A 2-1 Ninth Circuit panel had rejected the administration’s earlier bid to bypass Carter’s court. More than 3.7 million people had already voted in California, with over 500,000 votes counted, KTVU reported. Court papers filed by Los Angeles officials said a “high percentage” of the names identified belonged to people born in the United States, Truthout reported.