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UpdateNationalSaturday, October 24, 2026

Trump administration demanded California counties segregate ballots

What happened when the administration sent letters to counties about noncitizen ballots.

Reporting by
Marc Elias on Bluesky
“Marc Elias on Bluesky: The Trump administration sent letters to all 58 California counties Friday, demanding that they segregate ball”, Saturday, October 24, 2026
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What happened

The Trump administration sent letters to all 58 California counties Friday demanding that election officials segregate ballots from alleged noncitizens. The letters threatened election officials with potential criminal charges if they fail to comply.1

58
California counties that received letters1
What it means

What this means for elections

County election officials received demands to segregate certain ballots and warnings of criminal charges.1

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Who runs elections, and who can't interfereCan noncitizens vote?Can the president stop a state from counting votes or certifying?

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Sources

  1. Marc Elias on Bluesky, https://bsky.app/profile/marcelias.bsky.social/post/3mymvdoqsfk2i · Saturday, October 24, 2026

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