# DOJ appeals to Supreme Court to reverse block on segregating 20K California ballots

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/doj-appeals-to-supreme-court-to-reverse-block-on-segregating-20k-california-ballots/
- Published: 2026-11-02T15:50:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T10:48:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/doj-appeals-supreme-court-reverse-block-segregating-20k-california-ballots
- Topics: Americas, Art, Culture, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Supreme Court declines to isolate 20,000 California ballots.
- The eligibility dispute continues in court.
- California warns federal records could wrongly flag voters.

## Summary

The US Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to temporarily block lower-court rulings that let California proceed with counting more than 20,000 mail-in ballots. The decision leaves the ballots in the count while a legal dispute continues over whether voters identified by federal authorities are eligible, with both sides arguing that election integrity and voters’ rights are at stake.

The Justice Department said separating the ballots would preserve them without cancelling votes, and warned that mixing unlawful ballots with valid ones would be impossible to remedy. California says federal records may be wrong and could exclude eligible voters; lower courts also pointed to state authority over elections and risks to the process. The case follows an October 15 federal lawsuit, and a separate Washington judge on Monday said the administration had likely overstepped by taking on election responsibilities assigned to states and Congress.

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