# Supreme Court rejects Trump bid to block 20,000 California ballots

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-block-20000-california-ballots/
- Published: 2026-11-02T23:18:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T20:09:58+00:00
- Original publisher: DW
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/supreme-court-rejects-trump-bid-to-block-20-000-california-ballots/a-79833739?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Supreme Court refused to halt California’s ballot count.
- The Trump administration cited a list of over 20,000 ballots.
- Review found thousands of citizens had been flagged as ineligible.

## Summary

The US Supreme Court declined the Trump administration’s request to stop California counting more than 20,000 ballots ahead of the midterm elections. The administration alleged that non-US citizens were attempting to vote, but the court’s decision leaves the state’s counting process in place.

The Justice Department sought an injunction while voter eligibility was checked, relying on a list compiled by the Department of Homeland Security. California argued the identification process was flawed; an analysis found thousands of US citizens on the list had been flagged as ineligible. A federal judge had earlier warned that singling out ballots could disrupt the election and undermine trust, while early voting had already processed hundreds of thousands of ballots.

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