# Judge orders Trump administration to stop threatening US election officials

https://mins.news/en/item/124262

- BBC News, 2026-11-01 00:27 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8qln1539y37o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to stop threatening local and state election officials with criminal charges and demanding they set aside ballots it says may belong to non-citizens. The judge said the actions were likely to interfere with election administration and disenfranchise eligible voters.

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