Supreme Court won't let the administration set aside 20,000 California ballots
The Supreme Court on Monday turned down the Trump administration's request to have California set aside more than 20,000 mail ballots from voters the administration flagged as likely noncitizens until their citizenship could be checked. The court gave no explanation and no justice publicly dissented; Fox News reports Justice Elena Kagan denied the request without referring it to the full court. Lower courts had also refused. Separately, on Monday, Chief Judge James Boasberg in Washington ruled the administration had likely violated the Constitution's Elections Clause and blocked its demands on California's mail ballots.
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Why it matters
More than 20,000 California mail ballots will not be set aside as the administration asked. About 23 million registered California voters were mailed ballots, and California has 52 House seats, the most of any state. The administration says it wants to stop noncitizen voting; California says eligible voters could lose their votes.
How each side sees it
Sources
- AP via KPBS: Supreme Court rejects Trump administration push to set aside thousands of California ballots
- Fox News: Supreme Court denies Trump admin request on 20K California ballots
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