联邦政府周四对加利福尼亚州提起诉讼，争夺如何阻止非美国公民在联邦选举中通过邮寄投票的升级之战。
The federal government sued the state of California on Thursday in an escalating battle over how to prevent non-U.S. citizens from voting by mail in federal elections.
诉讼请求法官阻止加州官员在即将举行的联邦选举中统计“可能非公民”的邮寄选票，直至选民的公民身份得到确认。司法部要求法官下令州政府将“被联邦政府认定可能为非公民”的选民的邮寄选票予以搁置，并在计票前核实其公民身份。该诉讼已在洛杉矶美国地区法院提起。
The lawsuit asks a judge to prevent California officials from tabulating mail-in ballots "from likely non-citizens in the upcoming federal election until the voter's citizenship status can be determined." The Department of Justice asks that a judge order the state to set aside mail ballots from voters "identified by the Federal Government likely to be noncitizens," and to verify their citizenship status before their ballot is counted. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles.