Justice Department Asks Ninth Circuit to Step In on California Mail Ballot Lawsuit Over Alleged Noncitizens
Photo: The New York TimesThe Justice Department on Thursday asked the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to intervene in its lawsuit against California over mail-in ballots. The department wants the state temporarily blocked from counting ballots from roughly 20,000 voters whom the Trump administration claims are not U.S. citizens. The filing seeks to move forward a suit aimed at compelling California not to count those ballots. The citizenship status of the voters is the administration's claim, and the available reports do not include a response from California.
The left-leaning New York Times frames the filing as an effort to jump-start the lawsuit, and says the ballots were, by the department's claim, sent to noncitizens. It gives the figure as up to 20,000. The alternative outlet The Hill and the right-leaning Newsmax both say the department sought to temporarily block the count and put the figure at more than 20,000. The Hill attributes the noncitizen label to the Trump administration, and Newsmax's headline stresses blocking voters' ballots. All three agree on the court, the day and the basic request. They differ mainly in how they state the number and in how they describe the goal of the filing.
How the sides differ Left sources say 'as many as 20,000' ballots and describe the DOJ trying to jump-start its suit; alternative and right sources say 'more than 20,000' and stress blocking the count.
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The New York Times leads with the Justice Department trying to jump-start its lawsuit, describing a suit to compel California not to count as many as 20,000 ballots it claims went to noncitizens.
The Hill reports the Thursday request to the Ninth Circuit, citing more than 20,000 mail-in ballots and attributing the noncitizen claim to the Trump administration.
Newsmax leads with the Justice Department seeking to block California from counting ballots from more than 20,000 voters, with the Trump administration's claim as the basis.