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Democratic Party groups lost a bid to temporarily block the Trump administration from pressuring states to set aside mail-in ballots of people the US claims are likely non-citizens, a significant win for federal officials less than 24 hours before the midterm elections.<\/p>\n
US Chief District Judge James Boasberg in Washington on Monday denied a request to temporarily block the Justice Department from asking state election officials to set aside the votes of potentially tens of thousands of people on lists that Democrats suspect the US is preparing to send to multiple states.<\/p>\n
The judge held that the Democratic groups had not presented evidence that any state had segregated any ballots at the government\u2019s request, depriving the groups of the legal standing necessary to win such an order at an early stage in the lawsuit.<\/p>\n
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\u201cHad state officials capitulated in the face of the administration\u2019s browbeating, this may well have been a different case,\u201d the judge wrote. \u201cAt this stage in the litigation, however, Plaintiffs present no evidence demonstrating that any state has acquiesced and removed a voter from the rolls or segregated her ballot based on the Government\u2019s letters.\u201d<\/p>\n
The ruling, which may be appealed, is a major setback for groups including the Democratic Senate and House campaign committees. They sued President Donald Trump and the Justice Department on October 20, accusing them of attempting to interfere in the election.<\/p>\n
Elias Law Group, which represents the Democratic groups, did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment.<\/p>\n
\u00a9 2026 Bloomberg<\/p>\n
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