California
A judge refused to segregate California ballots.
David O. Carter wrote that pulling aside up to 20,000 ballots would wreak havoc. More than 3.7 million people have already voted. The photograph is June 3, not Wednesday.
The Rocket News · National Desk · Los AngelesOctober 29, 2026 · 2 min read
LOS ANGELES — U.S. District Judge David O. Carter on Wednesday refused a Trump administration request to stop California from processing the ballots of up to 20,000 people the government says are likely noncitizens, the Associated Press reported. More than 3.7 million people have already voted in the state. Carter wrote that the request would “wreak havoc” on an election already underway. He also wrote: “Eroded trust in our democracy is irreparable. Once a vote is segregated, lasting harm has occurred.” The Los Angeles Times reported the administration said it would appeal.
The photograph is June 3, 2026, the day after California’s primary, at the Los Angeles County ballot center in City of Industry. Jae C. Hong made it for the Associated Press, and the wire marked it an archive picture. It is not Wednesday’s ruling. Judge Carter is not in the frame.
Once a vote is segregated, lasting harm has occurred.
Wire and further reading: apnews.com
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