# US appeals court questions Trump lawsuit over California voter rolls

https://mins.news/en/item/115286

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-26 04:32 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/26/us-appeals-court-sceptical-of-trumps-lawsuit-over-california-voter-rolls?traffic_source=rss

> A US appeals court voiced doubt about the Justice Department’s suit seeking to make California discard thousands of mail-in ballots the government says were sent to likely non-citizens. A judge questioned whether the federal government could override state authority to administer elections.

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