2026年中期选举已经面临大量诉讼和选票之争，令人在选民尚未完成投票之前就对选举公信力产生担忧。
The 2026 midterms already face a messy pileup of lawsuits and ballot battles, raising fears about election confidence before voters even finish casting ballots
为何重要：选举面临挑战并不罕见，但随着特朗普政府持续散布关于普遍选民欺诈的不实说法，官员们正在应对围绕选民名单、邮寄选票规则和选举认证挑战的多重争斗。
Why it matters: Election challenges aren't unusual, but as the Trump administration continues to make false claims about widespread voter fraud, officials are juggling fights over voter lists, mail-ballot rules and election certification challenges.
各方表态：竞选法律中心的乔纳森·迪亚兹对Axios表示：“我们在选举前夕、距离选举日如此之近的时候看到的这类挑战非常不寻常，主要因为它们来自联邦政府。”
What they're saying: "The types of challenges that we are seeing pre-election, this close to election day, are very unusual, and mostly because they are coming from the federal government," Jonathan Diaz of the Campaign Legal Center told Axios.
- 迪亚兹说：“这些诉讼毫无意义”，并补充说它们可能“让公众对选举过程的合法性产生怀疑”。
• "These lawsuits are frivolous," Diaz said, adding they could "create doubt in the minds of the public about the legitimacy of the election process."
另一方回应：白宫让Axios参考特朗普总统对媒体发表的言论。
The other side: The White House referred Axios to comments President Trump made to the media.
- 司法部未回应Axios的置评请求。加利福尼亚州
• The Department of Justice did not respond to Axios' request for comment. California In the Golden State,
在黄金州，特朗普政府要求州选举官员将约2万名登记选民投下的选票搁置一旁，司法部怀疑这些选民不是美国公民。
the Trump administration asked state election officials to set aside ballots from roughly 20,000 registered voters whom the DOJ suspects are noncitizens.
- 一名联邦法官周三晚间驳回了这一要求，警告说政府缺乏足够证据来证明可能剥夺合格选民投票权的做法是合理的。
• A federal judge rejected that push Wednesday night, warning that the administration lacked sufficient evidence to justify potentially disenfranchising eligible voters.
- 法官指出，司法部在邻近的内华达州也提出过类似主张，而该州选举官员认定，司法部标记为非公民的185名选民实际上是美国公民。
• The judge noted that the DOJ had made similar claims in neighboring Nevada, where election officials determined that 185 voters the DOJ had flagged as noncitizens were actually U.S. citizens.
- 迪亚兹对Axios表示，从他作为投票权倡导者的角度来看，加利福尼亚州的这场争斗“不是一场真正的诉讼。这是一份政治新闻稿，他们只是碰巧提交给了法院。”
• Diaz told Axios that, from his perspective as a voting-rights advocate, the California battle is "not a real lawsuit. It's a political press release that they just happened to submit to the court."
白宫将有关该裁决的问题转指特朗普周四发表的言论，特朗普在言论中称“加利福尼亚非常腐败”，该州的选举“极其腐败”。• 他没有为自己的说法提供证据。华盛顿州
The White House directed questions about the ruling to remarks Trump made Thursday, in which he said "California is very corrupt," and the state's elections are "extremely corrupt." • He did not provide evidence for his claims. Washington On Monday,
周一，华盛顿州的两个美国检察官办公室要求该州将400多名他们声称被非法登记投票的人的选票搁置一旁。
the two U.S. attorneys' offices in Washington state asked the state to set aside ballots from more than 400 people they allege were illegally registered to vote.
- 这封信与在特朗普政府提起诉讼之前发给加利福尼亚州的类似要求如出一辙。
• The letter mirrors similar demands sent to California before the Trump administration sued. Washington Secretary of State
华盛顿州州务卿史蒂夫·霍布斯周三予以反击，猛烈抨击美国检察官在选举日临近之际提出这一要求，称此时机“令人深感失望”。• 霍布斯表示，初步调查证实，联邦名单中包含美国公民，且不可靠。他要求检察官提供个人不具备资格的证明。北卡罗来纳州
Steve Hobbs fired back Wednesday, tearing into the U.S. attorneys for making the request so close to Election Day and calling the timing "profoundly disappointing." • Hobbs said a preliminary investigation confirmed that the federal list includes U.S. citizens and is unreliable. He asked prosecutors to provide individualized proof of ineligibility. North Carolina
近4000张邮寄选票，约占6%，截至10月24日在北卡罗来纳州处理的选票中被标记存在问题，如果不加以解决，可能会使选民的选择无效。
Nearly 4,000 mail-in ballots, or about 6%, processed in North Carolina through Oct. 24 have been flagged for problems that, if not fixed, could invalidate voters' choices.
- 这些选民解决问题的时间已经不多了，还有数百人尚未对有关其选票的通知作出回应。
• Time is running out for those voters to address the issues, and hundreds have yet to respond to notifications about their ballots.
这些拒绝似乎部分源于共和党控制的州选举委员会发布的新指导意见，该指导意见要求密封内部选票信封，即使外部信封已经密封。阿拉斯加州
The rejections appear to stem in part from new guidance issued by the GOP-controlled state Board of Elections requiring the inner ballot envelope to be sealed, even if the outer envelope is already sealed. Alaska
在阿拉斯加的参议院竞选中，选票上有两个名叫丹·沙利文的人，参议员丹·S·沙利文和退休教师丹·J·沙利文。
In Alaska's Senate race two men named Dan Sullivan are on the ballot, Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan.
- 《纽约时报》周三的新报道称，民主党候选人玛丽·佩尔托拉的助手帮助招募了另一位丹·沙利文，显然是为了迷惑选民并分流现任参议员的选票。佩尔托拉的竞选团队否认有任何参与。
• New reporting from The New York Times on Wednesday alleged that aides to Democratic candidate Mary Peltola helped recruit the other Dan Sullivan in an apparent attempt to confuse voters and siphon votes away from the incumbent senator. Peltola's campaign denies any involvement.
- 阿拉斯加州州长迈克·邓利维周三下令进行调查，让调查人员确定所指控的计划是否违反了阿拉斯加州法律，以及是否有必要提出刑事指控或采取民事行动。
• Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation Wednesday for investigators to determine whether the alleged scheme violated Alaska law and whether criminal charges or civil action are warranted.
- 司法部已另行提起诉讼，要求如果现任参议员落选且投给另一位沙利文的选票可能改变结果，则推迟对参议院选举的认证。
• The DOJ has separately sued to delay certification of the Senate election if the incumbent loses and votes for the other Sullivan could have changed the outcome.