Federal Judge Denies Request to Segregate Up to 20,000 Ballots
A federal judge in California has denied a Trump administration request to segregate ballots from up to 20,000 voters, warning that doing so would cause significant disruption to the midterm elections.
Panama City, FL, October 28, 2026 —
A federal judge in California has denied a Trump administration request to segregate ballots from as many as 20,000 voters, warning that the action would cause significant disruption to the midterm elections.
The available information does not identify the judge, the court, when the decision was made, or which voters would have been affected. It also does not explain the administration’s reasons for seeking segregation or specify how the ballots would have been handled under the request.
The ruling, as described, rejects the request. The judge’s stated concern was the potential disruption to the elections; no further details about the court’s reasoning or the anticipated effects were provided.
The scope is described as up to 20,000 voters, but the information does not establish that ballots belonging to that number of people were actually segregated. It does not say whether any ballots had been set aside before the request was denied, or whether the decision addressed other election procedures.
Further details about the case, including its legal arguments, the specific election jurisdiction involved, and any next steps, were not provided. The information also does not say whether the administration plans to challenge the decision. The immediate reported outcome is that the request was denied, with the judge warning that segregating the ballots would significantly disrupt the midterm elections.
Story summarized from the original created by SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Associated Press on www.mypanhandle.com, see more information here.
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