Appeals Court Declines to Block California From Counting Disputed Ballots
An appeals court has declined to block California from counting approximately 20,000 disputed ballots, setting up a potential legal showdown over their eligibility.
Burlington Plattsburgh, VT, October 26, 2026 —
An appeals court has declined to block California from counting approximately 20,000 disputed ballots, leaving their eligibility at the center of a potential legal showdown.
The available information does not identify the court, the parties involved, the election in question or the type of ballots being contested. It also does not specify the legal arguments raised or explain why the appeals court declined to intervene.
The decision is described narrowly: the court did not block California from counting the ballots. The information provided does not establish whether the ballots have been counted, when any counting may take place, or whether the court issued other instructions.
The dispute is expected to continue through legal proceedings, according to the summary’s reference to a potential showdown over eligibility. No hearing date, next procedural step or final decision on whether the ballots qualify was provided.
Without those details, the scope and likely outcome of the dispute remain unclear. The central unresolved issue is whether the approximately 20,000 ballots are eligible to be counted. The appeals court’s decision not to block the state’s count does not, by itself, settle that question.
Story summarized from the original created by SAFIYAH RIDDLE, Associated Press on www.mychamplainvalley.com, see more information here.
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