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The Supreme Court rejects President Trump's bid to block 20,000 California ballots, preserving the state's counting process hours before the 2026 midterm elections. News source: Google / https://www.reuters.com/ The US Supreme Court has rejected the President Trump administration's emergency request to prevent California from counting more than 20,000 mail-in ballots from registered voters whom federal officials suspect may be noncitizens. The decision, delivered on November 2, 2026, came just hours before Election Day in the closely watched US midterm elections. The one-sentence order denied the Justice Department's request without explaining the court's reasoning. No justice publicly dissented, and the court did not ask California to respond before issuing its decision. The ruling allows California election officials to continue counting the disputed ballots under existing state procedures. The 20,000 Ballot Dispute The controversy began when the Department of Homeland Security identified approximately 20,000 people on California's voter rolls whom federal officials considered likely noncitizens. The Justice Department subsequently accused California election officials...
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