Trump administration asks Washington to set aside hundreds of ballots from suspected noncitizen voters
Topics: Voting & Election Law
3 outlets (The Guardian US, NBC News and PBS NewsHour) are covering this story.
- The Guardian US reports: “This is the latest sign of the administration’s attempts to challenge states with competitive midterm races that could determine control of CongressThe Trump administration on Monday asked Washingt…”
- NBC News reports: “The move is the Trump administration’s latest attempt to involve itself in ballot counting and certification that’s handled by state officials.”
- PBS NewsHour reports: “The effort is the latest by the administration to identify noncitizen voters, even though noncitizen voting is exceptionally rare.”
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- The Guardian US: Trump administration asks Washington to set aside hundreds of ballots from suspected noncitizen voters
- NBC News: DOJ asks Washington state to set aside 400 ballots from voters it says may be noncitizens
- PBS NewsHour: Trump administration asks Washington state to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens
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