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California State Capitol, Sacramento — Photo: site archive / public domain illustration

Accountability|United States

DOJ sues California over vote-by-mail ballots to more than 20,000 likely noncitizens

In United States v. California, No. 2:26-cv-12025 (C.D. Cal., filed 15 October 2026), the Justice Department asks a federal court to stop California from tabulating federal vote-by-mail ballots from people on a federal list of more than 20,000 likely noncitizens until citizenship is verified. The complaint cites 18 U.S.C. § 611 and California’s practice of mailing ballots to every registered voter.

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Farm and silos on Île d’Orléans, near Québec City — not a polling station — Photo: Guillaume666 / Antoine Letarte, CC BY-SA 3.0

Accountability|Canada

Parti Québécois wins a minority: 59 of 127 seats as the CAQ is shut out, in Élections Québec’s preliminary count

With all 20,704 polling stations reported overnight, Élections Québec’s preliminary results give the Parti Québécois 59 seats on 28.0% of the vote, five short of a majority. The Liberals take 40, the Conservatives 19, and Québec solidaire 9. The governing CAQ wins none despite 13.3% of the vote. Turnout was 66.9%. The PQ’s 35,000-a-year immigration pledge is now a governing party’s promise, not yet a provincial plan. Update, 7 October: after the official addition of the votes, seat totals are unchanged; Vachon’s margin is now 10 votes.

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