美国最高法院驳回了司法部阻止加州计算有争议邮寄选票的请求，此举发生在周二中期选举之前。该请求是在司法部单独就驳回挑战阿拉斯加州参议院选举的诉讼提出上诉之际提出的。该裁决允许加州的计票工作不受影响地继续进行。
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a Justice Department request to block California from counting disputed mail-in ballots ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections. The request came as the DOJ separately appeals the dismissal of a lawsuit challenging Alaska's Senate race. The ruling lets California's count proceed unchanged.
最高法院周一拒绝干预司法部停止加州计算有争议邮寄选票的努力，为当地选举官员在周二中期选举前完成计票铺平了道路。大法官未对该决定作出解释，维持了下级法院驳回司法部的裁决。
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to intervene in a Justice Department effort to halt the counting of disputed mail-in ballots in California, clearing the way for election officials there to finish their tally ahead of Tuesday's midterms. The justices gave no explanation for the decision, letting a lower court's ruling against the DOJ stand.
司法部曾主张，一些迟到的选票应在计票前被搁置审查，但并未指控存在舞弊。加州选举官员表示，相关选票遵循了选举日前盖邮戳的标准州级程序。此次驳回使县登记官可以按计划继续处理这些选票。
The department had argued that some late-arriving ballots should be set aside for review before being counted, though it did not allege fraud. California election officials said the ballots in question followed standard state procedures for ballots postmarked by Election Day. The rejection leaves county registrars free to continue processing them as scheduled.
此案紧随司法部针对阿拉斯加州备受关注的参议院选举提出的另一项挑战之后，该州一名联邦法官驳回了司法部在那里隔离有争议选票的请求。法律分析人士表示，连续的裁决表明，法院对选举临近时对选票计票程序进行最后时刻的更改持谨慎态度。
The case followed a separate DOJ challenge over Alaska's closely watched Senate race, where a federal judge dismissed the department's bid to segregate contested ballots there as well. Legal analysts said the back-to-back rulings suggest courts are wary of last-minute changes to ballot-counting procedures so close to an election.