# California must respond to DOJ’s emergency request over ballots mailed to alleged noncitizens, court rules

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/california-must-respond-to-dojs-emergency-request-over-ballots-mailed-to-alleged-noncitizens-court-rules/
- Published: 2026-10-24T09:21:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T10:10:07+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/california-must-respond-dojs-emergency-request-over-ballots-mailed-alleged-noncitizens-court-rules
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Appeals court orders California to respond by noon Saturday.
- DOJ says about 20,000 ballots may involve suspected noncitizens.
- California says checking and separating ballots is not feasible in some cases.

## Summary

A federal appeals court has ordered California to respond by noon Saturday to the Justice Department’s emergency request concerning about 20,000 mail-in ballots sent to people it suspects are noncitizens. The dispute matters because the department wants those ballots set aside while eligibility is checked, while California officials say they cannot readily verify the list or separate ballots already processed.

The Justice Department filed its request after a district judge did not rule by the department’s requested deadline; a hearing before that judge remains scheduled for Tuesday, and it is unclear whether the appeals court will rule before then. California says county election offices lack access to the federal records needed to confirm citizenship, and that verified ballots are separated from identifying envelopes before processing. Los Angeles County officials had processed 331,000 ballots, according to court records.

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