Bumatay would stop processing the flagged ballots pending verification
Patrick J. BumatayNinth Circuit judge, dissenting opinion
Bumatay argues that federal authority justifies an injunction to prevent processing ballots he describes as likely cast by noncitizens.
“We should’ve enjoined it from accepting and processing ballots likely cast by aliens until their citizenship could be verified.”
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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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Published order of the Ninth Circuit panel granting Los Angeles County's motion to dismiss the United States' appeal for lack of jurisdiction and denying the emergency motion as moot, with concurrences by Judges Bennett and Sanchez and a dissent by Judge Bumatay. The order sets out the district court proceedings from October 15 to October 22.
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Bumatay argues that federal law preempts California's position on processing the flagged ballots and invokes the federal interest in election integrity.
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He continues with an analysis of federal authority and the alleged irreparable effect of processing ballots before citizenship checks.
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Relative to DOJ's requested segregation and verification, Bumatay expressly supports granting relief.
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