The Justice Department is attempting to prevent California from counting 20,000 ballots due to allegations that some voters may be noncitizens.

🚨 Here we go. LA Times: Justice Dept. sues #California, asks court to force state to stop counting 20,000 ballots. Many of the flagged voters are in #LosAngeles County. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has alleged that there may be more than 190,000 noncitizens registered to vote in California. The lawsuit is highly unusual, particularly given that California voters have already begun voting in the Nov. 3 midterms via mail ballots. It’s also highly inappropriate and based on questionable federal data that has proved wildly inaccurate in other states, state officials said. https://web.archive.org/web/20261015191552/https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-10-15/justice-dept-sues-california-asks-court-to-force-state-to-stop-counting-20-000-ballots #USPol #VoteEarly #StopTheSteal

Trump sues California to prevent counting 20,000 voters' ballots (Brittany Gibson/Axios) https://www.axios.com/2026/10/15/trump-doj-california-voters-ballots-lawsuit http://www.memeorandum.com/261015/p107#a261015p107

Justice Dept. sues California, seeks to stop state from counting 20,000 ballots The Trump administration on Thursday sued California over its handling of voter fraud claims, asking a federal court to immediately bar the state from counting ballots from about 20,000 voters statewide — many in Los Angeles County — whom the administration alleges are “likely noncitizens.” The lawsuit is highly unusual, particularly given that California voters have already begun voting in the Nov. 3 midterms via mail ballots, experts said. It’s also “meritless,” highly inappropriate and based on questionable federal data that have proved wildly inaccurate in other states, state officials said. “This is a sad, desperate attempt by Trump to use his politicized Justice Department to try to suppress California voters just three weeks before Election Day,” Gov. Gavin Newsom wrote on X. “Courts have made clear the federal government has no role in running state elections. We will defend free and fair elections in the Golden State and call out every authoritarian attempt to undermine our democracy.” https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2026-10-15/justice-dept-sues-california-asks-court-to-force-state-to-stop-counting-20-000-ballots