Federal judge orders Trump administration to stop threatening election officials
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A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration must cease threatening US election officials, specifically regarding efforts to challenge voter eligibility. The Department of Justice had sent letters to California's Secretary of State and the Los Angeles County Registrar demanding they halt the processing of approximately 20,000 ballots suspected of being cast by non-citizens. The judge argued that while the government claims its actions aim to prevent illegal voting by non-citizens, such measures risk interfering with election administration and disenfranchising legitimate voters.
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联邦法官命令政府停止威胁选举官员
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A federal judge ruled that the Department of Justice must stop threatening local and state election officials with criminal charges over ballot processing. The order follows demands to set aside approximately 20,000 voter registrations suspected of being non-citizens, which civil rights groups say violates election law and risks disenfranchising lawful voters.
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