District Judge Trina Thompson ordered the Trump administration to stop threatening California election officials
A California judge ordered the Trump administration to stop threatening election officials with criminal prosecution for refusing to segregate ballots from suspected noncitizens. District Judge Trina Thompson ruled the actions threatened election administration and voting access. Patch reported the administration appealed; its analysis found more than 40% of names on the DOJ list were absent from California voter rolls.
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A federal judge in California on Friday ordered the Trump administration to stop threatening state and local election officials with criminal prosecution over their refusal to set aside ballots from voters the government suspects are noncitizens. The Justice Department had demanded that California election authorities segregate ballots from about 20,000 registered voters it considers potentially ineligible. Armed Department of Homeland Security officers later delivered letters warning election workers they could face charges if they did not comply. U.S. District Judge Trina Thompson said the administration’s actions threatened to disrupt election administration and prevent eligible citizens from voting. Patch reported that the administration appealed on Saturday. An analysis of the government’s list found that more than 40% of the names were not on California voter rolls, Patch reported.
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Helsinki Times reports that a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop threatening election officials over suspected noncitizen voters. Patch also reports the judge’s order stopping demands to state officials, describing the same voter-eligibility dispute.