The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected the Trump administration’s request to intervene in a dispute over California’s election procedures. The government wanted the state to keep certain ballots separate until voters’ identities could be checked, alleging that ballots had been issued to noncitizens.
The administration cited more than 20,000 possible cases in its filing, according to the report. It had already lost before lower courts and appealed to the Supreme Court on the eve of the congressional elections. The justices turned down the request without giving a reason or recording any dissent.
The court did not ask California to submit a response, a step it commonly takes when a case appears close. CNN described the decision as unusually fast. California has accused President Donald Trump of sowing doubts about the state’s democratic process.
The ruling came ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections, when all seats in the House of Representatives and about one-third of the Senate seats are being contested. Democrats traditionally perform strongly in California.
Sources: Süddeutsche Zeitung.