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UpdateNationalSaturday, October 31, 2026

Pro-voter groups sued Trump over order to set aside Washington ballots

A lawsuit challenges a federal order to set aside ballots from people the administration claims are noncitizens.

Reporting by
Marc Elias on Bluesky
“Marc Elias on Bluesky: 🚨BREAKING: Pro-voter groups sued Donald Trump and federal agencies over their “flagrantly unlawful, chilling,”, Saturday, October 31, 2026
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What happened

Pro-voter groups sued Donald Trump and federal agencies over an operation to force Washington to set aside ballots from over 400 people the administration claims are noncitizens. The groups called the operation flagrantly unlawful and chilling.1

over 400
ballots the administration wanted set aside1
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Who runs elections, and who can't interfereCan the president stop a state from counting votes or certifying?Can noncitizens vote?

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  1. Marc Elias on Bluesky, https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mz6shiidi22v · Saturday, October 31, 2026

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