Appeals court rejects Justice Department request for California to set aside disputed ballots PBS NewsHour - The Latest By: Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press · Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press · Ali Swenson, Associated Press 30 October 2026 at 20:56 The administration has alleged California sent ballots to some 20,000 people who may not be U.S. citizens. It wants the state to set those ballots aside and not count them until citizenship can be verified.