# Judge rejects DOJ request to block California from immediately counting ballots linked to alleged noncitizens

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/judge-rejects-doj-request-to-block-california-from-immediately-counting-ballots-linked-to-alleged-noncitizens/
- Published: 2026-10-29T11:46:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T12:18:58+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-rejects-doj-request-block-california-immediately-counting-ballots-linked-alleged-noncitizens
- Topics: Art, Culture, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Judge refuses to halt counting in California.
- The Justice Department has appealed.
- More than 3.7 million people had voted.

## Summary

A federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s emergency request to stop California counting ballots linked to more than 20,000 people it alleges are noncitizens. Judge David Carter said intervening after voting had begun could disrupt the election, deter voters and workers, and exclude eligible citizens; the department has appealed to the Ninth Circuit.

California sends mail ballots to all 23 million registered voters, and more than 3.7 million people had voted by the time of the hearing. Court filings said over 500,000 ballots had been processed that week, with some removed from their envelopes, making it impossible for Los Angeles County officials to identify which ballots belonged to particular voters. California disputed the Justice Department’s data, while the department said it compared voter rolls with immigration, Social Security and passport records.

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