Trump Loses At SCOTUS As High Court Rejects California Noncitizens Voting Request On Midterms Eve

The US Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s emergency request to set aside about 20,000 California mail-in ballots ahead of the midterm elections. The decision leaves lower-court rulings in place and blocks the administration’s latest attempt to challenge the ballots over claims that non-citizens had voted.

The Justice Department’s ballot list reportedly included people who were not registered or did not appear to live in California. The court issued an unsigned order denying the request, with no justice publicly dissenting. California Governor Gavin Newsom, who has opposed the federal effort, said the state would act against interference with its elections and that every eligible vote would be counted.