Albany Schenectady Troy, NY, October 28, 2026 —

A federal judge in California rejected a request from the Trump administration to prevent the state from processing ballots for as many as 20,000 people, warning that halting the work would disrupt the midterm elections.

The decision leaves California’s ballot processing in place, according to the information provided. The judge’s warning focused on the potential effect of stopping that process on the elections. The available account does not specify which ballots or group of people were involved, or describe the administration’s legal arguments.

Several details about the ruling were not provided, including the judge’s name, the court, the date of the decision and the case in which the request was made. The account also does not identify the election year, explain the specific basis for the judge’s warning, or say whether the ruling may be appealed.

The number cited in the request was “up to 20,000” people; no more precise count was given. The information does not clarify how many people or ballots would have been affected by the proposed halt, or what stage of processing was at issue. It also does not provide details about the state’s procedures or the administration’s stated rationale for seeking to stop them.

As described, the ruling concerns whether California could continue processing the ballots while the request was before the court. Beyond the judge’s warning that stopping the process would disrupt the midterm elections, no further assessment of the potential effects was supplied. Additional information about the ruling, its scope and any subsequent legal action was not included in the account.


Story summarized from the original created by SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Associated Press on www.news10.com, see more information here.

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