# Judge rejects federal request to segregate California ballots, warning it would wreak havoc

https://mins.news/en/item/120018

- The Associated Press, 2026-10-29 01:05 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://bit.ly/4BPyOKH

> A federal judge rejected the Trump administration’s request to stop California from processing ballots from as many as 20,000 people, warning the move would disrupt the midterm elections.

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