Carter says the requested relief would disrupt an election already underway
David O. CarterU.S. district judge, order denying the temporary restraining order
Carter denies the government's request, writing that segregating the flagged ballots would disrupt an election already underway and discount citizens' votes.
“The Executive’s requested relief, however, would wreak havoc and disrupt the election that is already underway, create a chilling effect on election workers and voters alike, and discount the votes of United States citizens.”
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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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Twenty-six-page order by Judge David O. Carter, dated October 28, 2026, denying the United States' application for a temporary restraining order that would have required California and Los Angeles County to segregate ballots from people on the federal list. The copy is the one posted by the California Attorney General's office.
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In the order's public-interest section, Carter writes that the United States can prosecute individuals under Section 611 and that California has procedures to cancel the registrations of people proven ineligible.
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He adds that the executive branch cannot replace the remedy Congress enacted with its own solution, and the order then denies the application for a temporary restraining order.
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Relative to DOJ's request to segregate the flagged ballots, Carter rejects the request and describes its effects on voters and election workers as harmful.
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