[The U.S. Court of Appeals rejects the U.S. government’s application to prevent California from counting some mail-in ballots] October 27th: The reporter learned on October 26, local time, that the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the U.S. government’s application that day. The filing seeks to ban California from counting mail-in ballots cast by people on a list of more than 20,000 registered voters. The federal government contends that these individuals may not possess U.S. citizenship. The U.S. Department of Justice previously stated that 28 people on the list have been criminally charged for illegal voting, but the U.S. government has not stated how many mail-in ballots the people on the list actually submitted. (CCTV News)