美国联邦第九巡回上诉法院勒令加州选举官员须在周六中午前作出回应
作者：迈克尔·辛凯维奇、马特·芬恩 福克斯新闻网
发布时间：2026年10月24日 美国东部时间凌晨5:21
第九巡回上诉法院裁定，加州必须就司法部提出的紧急请求作出回应。该请求旨在要求搁置与约2万名涉嫌非公民相关的选票，而这些选票是在中期选举前邮寄的。
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联邦上诉法院勒令加州须在周六中午前就特朗普政府的紧急请求作出回应，该请求涉及中期选举前邮寄给约2万名司法部怀疑为非公民的人的选票。
美国联邦第九巡回上诉法院于周五晚间下达了这一命令，此前司法部在当天早些时候提交了紧急请求，要求在周六前作出裁决。
此前美国地区法官大卫·卡特未能在司法部此前要求的期限内作出裁决，因此司法部向联邦上诉法院申请紧急救济。
司法部要求加州选举官员在对相关人员的资格进行审查期间，将与其名单相关的选票搁置，而非将这些选票与其他选票一同计票。
司法部给加州48小时时间审查选民名册上可能属于非公民的人员名单
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2025年8月14日，加州州长加文·纽瑟姆在洛杉矶日本裔美国人国家博物馆民主中心的新闻发布会上就《选举操纵应对法案》发表讲话。(马里奥·塔马/盖蒂图片社)
在紧急文件中，司法部强调了其请求的紧迫性。
这份由司法部长托德·布兰奇和美国联邦助理司法部长比尔·埃斯利提交的文件指出：“这是一起紧急事件。”
文件还指出：“在未将涉嫌无资格选民的选票隔离的情况下进行的每一分钟计票，都会导致美国公民的选票无法追踪地被剥夺和稀释。”
福克斯新闻网的马特·芬恩表示，尽管第九巡回上诉法院下达了命令，但卡特法官主持的听证会仍定于周二举行。目前尚不清楚上诉法院是否会在该听证会前作出裁决。
布兰奇不排除司法部在“末日”场景下阻止选举认证的可能性
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2026年8月13日，美国联邦助理司法部长比尔·埃斯利在春街法院出席新闻发布会。(艾伦·J·沙本/洛杉矶时报 via 盖蒂图片社)
埃斯利此前告诉福克斯新闻数字版，联邦调查人员有证据显示，这2万人在10月期间收到了邮寄选票。
他的办公室于上周起诉加州，寻求法院下达命令，阻止这些人退回的选票被计入。
埃斯利在周三的采访中表示：“我们要求加州采取的行动并非极端措施，只是将涉嫌非公民的选票隔离。我们认为这至少有2万张，这是最低数量。”
本周，埃斯利还在社交媒体上与加州州长加文·纽瑟姆就该州防范非公民投票的保障措施发生争执。
埃斯利指责加州因所谓的公民身份验证程序不足，允许非公民出现在选民名册上，而纽瑟姆则为该州选举的公正性辩护，并坚称加州正在遵守法律。
“选举欺诈的原材料”：专家指出选民名册问题不止存在于一个州
在这张照片中，2026年10月17日，洛杉矶的一名南加州居民在大选前收到了一张官方邮寄选票。(杰伊·L·克莱宁/盖蒂图片社)
加州选举官员已经拒绝了司法部的要求。
他们在法院文件中辩称，县级选举办公室既缺乏权力，也无法访问验证选民公民身份所需的联邦记录。
他们还表示，在选票已经处理的情况下，将司法部名单相关的选票分离是不可能的。
加州官员表示，一旦邮寄选票的签名得到验证，该选票就会与识别信封分离，并与其他选票一同处理。
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根据法院记录，仅洛杉矶县官员就已经处理了33.1万张选票。
此次周五的事态升级发生在埃斯利的办公室最初于10月15日提起诉讼之后，而此次诉讼距离加州开始邮寄选票已过去了约两周。
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California must respond to DOJ’s emergency request over ballots mailed to alleged noncitizens, court rules
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered California election officials to respond by noon on Saturday
By Michael Sinkewicz , Matt Finn Fox News
Published October 24, 2026 5:21am EDT
The Ninth Circuit ordered California to respond to an emergency Justice Department request seeking to set aside ballots tied to roughly 20,000 suspected noncitizens ahead of the midterm elections.
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A federal appeals court ordered California to respond by noon Saturday to the Trump administration’s emergency request involving roughly 20,000 mail-in ballots sent to people the Justice Department suspects are noncitizens ahead of the midterm elections.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued the order late Friday after the DOJ filed an emergency request earlier in the day seeking a ruling by Saturday.
The Justice Department sought emergency relief from the appeals court after U.S. District Judge David Carter did not rule by a deadline previously requested by the department.
The DOJ is asking California election officials to set aside ballots associated with individuals on its list while their eligibility is reviewed, rather than allowing the ballots to be processed alongside other votes.
DOJ GIVES CALIFORNIA 48 HOURS TO REVIEW LIST OF POSSIBLE NONCITIZENS ON VOTER ROLLS
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In its emergency filing, the DOJ emphasized the urgency of its request.
“This is an emergency,” the filing, submitted by Attorney General Todd Blanche and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli, stated.
“Every minute of processing that occurs without segregating the ballots of suspected non-eligible voters causes untraceable disenfranchisement and dilution of the votes of United States citizens,” the filing continued.
Despite the Ninth Circuit’s order, a hearing before Judge Carter remains scheduled for Tuesday, according to Fox News’ Matt Finn. It remains unclear whether the appeals court will rule before that hearing.
BLANCHE WON’T RULE OUT DOJ BLOCKING ELECTION CERTIFICATION IN ‘DOOMSDAY’ SCENARIO
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Bill Essayli, the first assistant U.S. attorney for the Central District of California, appears at a news conference at the Spring Street Courthouse on Aug. 13, 2026.(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
Essayli previously told Fox News Digital that federal investigators have evidence showing the 20,000 individuals received mail-in ballots in October.
His office sued California last week seeking a court order to prevent ballots returned by those individuals from being counted.
“We’re not asking California to take any drastic steps other than to sequester the ballots from the suspected noncitizens,” Essayli said in an interview Wednesday. “We believe it’s at a minimum of 20,000. That’s the floor.”
Essayli also clashed with California Gov. Gavin Newsom on social media this week over the state’s safeguards against noncitizen voting.
Essayli accused California of allowing noncitizens onto its voter rolls because of what he described as inadequate citizenship verification procedures, while Newsom defended the integrity of the state’s elections and maintained that California was following the law.
‘RAW MATERIAL FOR ELECTION FRAUD’: EXPERT FLAGS VOTER-ROLL PROBLEMS FAR BEYOND ONE STATE
In this photo, an official vote by mail ballot, mailed to a Southern California resident ahead of the general election is seen on Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles, California.(Jay L Clendenin/Getty Images)
California election officials have rejected the Justice Department’s demands.
In court filings, they argued that county election offices lack both the authority and access to federal records needed to verify voters’ citizenship status.
They also said separating ballots associated with people on the DOJ’s list would be impossible in cases where the ballots have already been processed.
California officials say that once a mail-in ballot’s signature has been verified, the ballot is separated from its identifying envelope and processed with other ballots.
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According to court records, officials have already processed 331,000 ballots in Los Angeles County alone.
Friday’s escalation comes after Essayli’s office initially filed the suit Oct. 15, roughly two weeks after California began mailing ballots.
Fox News Digital’s James Cirrone contributed to this report.
Michael Sinkewicz is a writer for Fox News Digital. Story tips can be sent to michael.sinkewicz@fox.com
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