{"id":"3b5b08eab5ce","title":"Trump administration seeks to discard ballots from alleged noncitizens","page":"https://247relaynews.com/story/3b5b08eab5ce","feature":"Relay Continuum","about":"The living record of this story on 24/7 Relay News: every fact with its status and source, kept up to date and versioned.","version":"1.20261102180246","updated":"2026-11-02T18:02:46.228Z","status_key":{"Reported":"one newsroom","Corroborated":"two or more independent newsrooms","Confirmed":"backed by a primary source","Disputed":"newsrooms disagree; not settled","Updated":"replaced by a newer value","Corrected":"corrected by an editor"},"facts":[{"id":"cmvzkh1lgigk5v6","text":"The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 ballots in California from alleged noncitizens.","status":"Reported","value":"20,000 ballots","subject":"Trump admin ballot request","reported":"2026-11-02 17:49:32.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/video/trump-administration-asks-the-supreme-court-to-set-aside-ballots-from-20000-alleged-noncitizens/","quote":"asked the Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 ballots in California from alleged noncitizens","primary":false}]},{"id":"cmvzkh1lgyqv646","text":"Federal prosecutors sent a letter to the Washington secretary of state with a list of 400 people they claimed are not U.S. citizens.","status":"Reported","value":"400 people","subject":"DOJ letter to Washington","reported":"2026-10-27 16:58:42.000","newsrooms":1,"primary_source":false,"sources":[{"outlet":"CBS News","url":"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/justice-department-washington-ballots-400-alleged-noncitizens/","quote":"they sent a letter to the Washington secretary of state with a list of 400 people they claimed are not U.S. citizens","primary":false}]}],"changed":[],"disagreements":[],"open_questions":["It is unclear what evidence the administration will present to prove non‑citizenship and how the Supreme Court will rule on the request."],"answered_questions":[],"timeline":[{"at":"2026-11-02T18:02:46.228Z","kind":"new","summary":"The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to set aside 20,000 ballots in California from alleged noncitizens. Federal prosecutors sent a letter to the Washington secretary of state with a list of 400 people they claimed are not U.S. citizens."}],"relay_note":null}