# Trump asks Supreme Court to block 20,000 California ballots

https://mins.news/en/item/125996

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-02 19:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/2/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-block-20000-california-ballots-before-midterms?traffic_source=rss

> The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to stop California from counting mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 voters it says are not US citizens. California warned this could disenfranchise eligible voters. After lower courts rejected the request, the administration filed an emergency appeal.

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