# Federal appeals court rejects Trump administration bid to set aside California votes

https://mins.news/en/item/116560

- CNN, 2026-10-26 22:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/26/politics/california-mail-ballot-noncitizen-appeals-court-rejects?Date=20261026&Profile=CNN

> A federal appeals court rejected the Trump administration’s unprecedented effort to make California set aside votes from 20,000 people it claims are noncitizens.

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