Judge Blocks DOJ Threats to California Election Workers Until Nov. 16
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Updated · abcnews.com · Oct 31
Judge Blocks DOJ Threats to California Election Workers Until Nov. 16
3 articles · Updated · abcnews.com · Oct 31
Summary
Court filings from California election officials said Justice Department subpoenas and prosecution threats had already disrupted election operations, with one San Benito County office missing 4 poll workers on Friday.
Judge Trina Thompson's temporary restraining order bars DOJ from threatening, intimidating or coercing state and local officials to halt ballot processing solely because the department alleges a voter is ineligible.
Santa Clara, Contra Costa and San Benito officials told the court the pressure caused fear, emergency staffing plans and revised de-escalation training as Election Day nears.
The declarations offered the first detailed public account of the toll from the administration's voter-roll investigation, which followed letters to 57 California counties citing 1,133 alleged noncitizens.