Supreme Court Rejects Trump's Bid to Invalidate California Ballots
The Trump administration sought the Supreme Court's intervention to invalidate 20,000 California ballots it claimed were cast by non-citizens, ahead of midterm elections. Multiple courts and independent analyses previously rejected the claims. The Court dismissed the request without elaboration.
Confirmed by several outlets
- The Trump administration requested the Supreme Court to set aside ballots in California. — Washington Post Politics, CNBC, The New York Times, Financial Times, Al Jazeera, DW News, Mediafax, G4Media, Le Figaro, BBC News, France 24 (FR) and France 24
- The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration's request. — BBC News, France 24 (FR) and France 24
Reported by one outlet so far
- The Department of Justice appealed the dismissal of a lawsuit over Alaska's Senate election. — CNBC
- The Court's decision came on the eve of midterm elections. — BBC News
- California says any move to block ballots from suspected noncitizens could disenfranchise eligible voters. — Al Jazeera
- The Court's decision did not provide reasoning. — Le Figaro
- The Trump administration's bid to disqualify the ballots is effectively ended. — BBC News
- Multiple courts and independent analysis have rejected the claims. — DW News
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First reportedWashington Post Politics, Mon, 02 Nov 2026 16:48:40 GMT
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