California Secretary of State, Democrat
5 stories from The GOP Files, newest first. Last in the news Oct 26.
A 2-1 federal appeals court ruling leaves in the count ballots the Justice Department suspects came from noncitizens. The panel called the government's emergency partly "self-constructed."
The Justice Department says 47 lawful permanent residents face election charges in five states eight days before the midterms. The cases are separate, and critics say the timing and scale of the push deserve scrutiny.
In a rare Sunday hearing, a federal appeals court panel questioned the Justice Department's request to set aside mail ballots it says came from likely noncitizens. More than 3 million Californians have already voted, and a trial judge takes up the case Tuesday.
The Justice Department sent letters to at least 18 California counties demanding they sequester ballots it suspects came from noncitizens. California says the move could delay certification and disenfranchise citizens days before Nov. 3.
The Justice Department went to the 9th Circuit on Oct. 22, before a district judge ruled, asking it to stop California from counting mail ballots from more than 20,000 voters it says may not be citizens. California says the government has not shown who those voters are or that any of them voted.
