DOJ asks to set aside flagged California mail ballots
United States Department of JusticeFederal plaintiff, through Department of Justice counsel
DOJ asks the court to set aside mail ballots from people it identifies as likely noncitizens and require citizenship verification before those ballots are tabulated.
“The United States seeks this relief to prevent unlawful dilution of American citizens’ votes and to protect the integrity of our elections.”
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DOJ seeks to set aside flagged California ballots; Weber disputes its evidence
DOJ seeks to segregate certain California mail ballots and prevent their federal-election tabulation until citizenship is verified. It identifies more than 20,000 registrants as likely noncitizens. Shirley Weber disputes the evidence, deadline and legality of the demand.
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The government asks to segregate and withhold tabulation of certain federal-election mail ballots until citizenship is verified. The complaint describes the voters as likely noncitizens.
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DOJ defends its lawsuit; DHS describes its citizenship analysis as preliminary and ongoing.
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Immediately before this sentence, DOJ asks the court to set aside mail ballots from people it identifies as likely noncitizens and require citizenship verification before tabulation.
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This sentence states DOJ's justification for its requested relief. It does not establish that the voters are noncitizens.
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Why this label?
The case concerns DOJ's proposed restrictions on flagged California mail ballots. DOJ asks the court to order those restrictions and argues that they protect citizens' votes and election integrity. This supports the ballot restrictions under scrutiny.
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Read the full casePadilla calls the California lawsuit an abuse of power
“This lawsuit has no legal basis or evidence behind it and is nothing more than a blatant abuse of power designed to sow distrust in our elections and threaten Americans’ right to vote.”Read statement
Weber rejects DOJ's ballot-segregation demands
“This is an emergency of the DOJ’s creation.”Read statement
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The Dispute Index. "DOJ asks to set aside flagged California mail ballots". First published: 2026-10-16. Last updated: 2026-10-16. https://disputeindex.com/events/5812-doj-asks-the-court-to-set-aside-mail