US Justice Department Drops Lawsuit Over California Ballots Allegedly Cast by Noncitizens
The US Justice Department has dropped its lawsuit seeking to prevent California from counting approximately 20,000 ballots it alleged were cast by noncitizens.
Clarksburg Weston, WV, November 6, 2026 — The U.S. Justice Department has withdrawn its legal action against the state of California concerning roughly 20,000 ballots. The lawsuit aimed to prevent these ballots from being counted, with the department having previously alleged they were cast by individuals who were not U.S. citizens.
The Justice Department initiated the lawsuit with the objective of stopping California from including these specific ballots in its election counts. The basis for the legal challenge was the assertion that approximately 20,000 votes had been cast by noncitizens.
The circumstances leading to the Justice Department’s decision to drop the lawsuit were not immediately detailed in the information provided. Similarly, specific details regarding the investigation into the ballots, including the timeline of the allegations or any actions taken by California in response to the lawsuit, were not specified.
The number of ballots in question was stated as approximately 20,000. The outcome of these ballots and whether any were indeed cast by noncitizens, or the process by which this determination was made by the Justice Department, was not further elaborated upon.
This development marks a conclusion to the federal government’s legal attempt to intervene in the handling of these particular ballots in California. The specific reasons for the suit’s withdrawal and the subsequent dismissal remain undisclosed in the available information.
Story summarized from the original created by SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Associated Press on www.wboy.com, see more information here.
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