美国联邦第九巡回上诉法院近日驳回了特朗普政府司法部提出的紧急诉求，该部门此前要求撤销或搁置加利福尼亚州约20,000张邮寄选票 1234。这一裁决意味着加州无需立即按照司法部的意愿重新处理这批选票，法院对司法部试图跳过下级法院直接干预州级选举程序的主张表示了怀疑 14。尽管白宫和司法部施加了压力，但上诉法院拒绝介入，从而阻止了停止计票的尝试 23。
此次争议主要集中在洛杉矶县约2万张选票的处理或认证问题上，部分报道也涉及萨克拉门托县的相关法律事务 23。在裁决下达前，布特县登记官曾明确拒绝执行司法部关于分离这些选票的要求 4。针对此事，萨克拉门托县发言人证实，当地选举官员正在与法律顾问合作，以应对后续的法律事宜 23。相关案件背景中还涉及特朗普政府针对寻求入籍移民进行的非法投票调查行动 2。
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied an emergency request by the Trump administration’s Justice Department to set aside approximately 20,000 mail-in ballots in California 14. The federal appellate court refused to intervene directly, casting doubt on the department's ability to bypass lower courts and interfere with state election procedures during voting 1. This ruling effectively blocks the Justice Department’s attempt to halt the counting of these votes or force their immediate separation and invalidation 24.
The lawsuit sought to compel Los Angeles County to cease processing or certifying around 20,000 ballots, a move that would have required California officials to isolate and shelve these specific votes 34. Judges had previously expressed skepticism regarding the Trump government’s efforts to mandate such actions, ultimately declining to grant the rapid intervention requested by the federal authorities 4. Despite pressure from both the White House and the Justice Department, the court upheld the status quo, meaning California is not required to reprocess this batch of ballots according to the federal mandate 34.
Local election officials are responding to the legal developments with caution. A spokesperson for Sacramento County stated that elections staff are "working with counsel" to navigate the ongoing legal complexities surrounding the case 3. Similarly, the Butte County Registrar had already declined to comply with earlier Justice Department demands to separate the disputed ballots 4. The broader context involves the Trump administration’s targeted investigations into illegal voting among immigrants seeking U.S. citizenship, which formed part of the rationale behind the federal challenge to California’s ballot handling 2.
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