US appeals court blocks DoJ bid to halt California mail-in ballot count

The Ninth Circuit denied the Trump Justice Department's request to stop California from counting mail-in ballots from over 20,000 registered voters the federal government alleges are likely noncitizens. This is the latest setback in the administration's push to assert federal oversight in state election procedures. The ruling preserves California's counting process for the upcoming midterms, but the underlying dispute over voter eligibility remains unresolved.

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