U.S. Justice Department intervenes in California and Alaska disputes before midterm election vote counting and certification

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【Trump's Justice Department breaks decades-long precedent by intervening early in midterm elections】

The Department of Justice under U.S. President Donald Trump is intervening in Tuesday's midterm elections in an unprecedented manner, directly involving itself in election disputes through litigation and criminal investigations before ballots have been counted and results certified. This breaks the Justice Department's decades-long practice of avoiding the appearance of using law enforcement powers to assist a particular political party or candidate, and has raised concerns that the government could use this to influence election results. In California, the Justice Department asked the court to exclude the mail-in ballots of approximately 20000 voters on the grounds that they may not be U.S. citizens and therefore may not be eligible to vote. The Justice Department also asked the state government to provide relevant records to assist with a criminal investigation. California said it had taken measures to prevent noncitizens from voting and argued that the Justice Department had no authority to prevent these ballots from being included in the results. To date, courts have dismissed the Justice Department's related lawsuits against California and Alaska, but the Justice Department has appealed the ruling in the Alaska case. These cases highlight the Justice Department's willingness to intervene in election disputes before ballots are counted and results certified.

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The U.S. Justice Department is intervening in election disputes through litigation and criminal investigations before ballots are counted and results certified.
The Justice Department asked to exclude approximately 20000 voters' mail-in ballots in California because they may not be U.S. citizens.
The Justice Department asked the California government to provide relevant records to assist with a criminal investigation.
California said it had taken measures to prevent noncitizens from voting and argued that the Justice Department had no authority to prevent these ballots from being included in the results.
The courts have dismissed the Justice Department's related lawsuits against California and Alaska; the Justice Department has appealed the ruling in the Alaska case.

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The material says that the Justice Department addressed election disputes through litigation and investigations before ballots were counted and results certified, unlike the long-standing practice of avoiding intervention in such disputes described in the material. Court rulings and subsequent appeals in the California and Alaska lawsuits remain key developments.

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This could expose ballot eligibility, vote counting, and results certification to further legal disputes; the material provides no information on actual market reaction.

Election results certification is the formal confirmation of vote-counting results. Litigation or appeals may affect whether some ballots are included, but the ultimate impact depends on court rulings.

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The material comes from a single Telegram link and provides no court documents or official announcements for cross-verification.
Approximately 20000 The material does not state the final outcome of whether approximately mail-in ballots will be excluded.
The acceptance and ruling on the appeal in the Alaska case are unknown.
The material does not state whether the related lawsuits will change the final election results.

U.S. Justice Department intervenes in California and Alaska disputes before midterm election vote counting and certification

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