What changed in this update
Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Justice Department said may belong to noncitizens.
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DOJ-California dispute over noncitizen ballots
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Current state
A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to stop demanding that California election officials segregate ballots and stop threatening them with criminal prosecution, the latest court rejection of the administration's effort to set aside mail-in ballots suspected of being cast by noncitizens. Subpoenaed Los Angeles County election workers remain scheduled to appear at a federal courthouse on Nov. 4.
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What changed
A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to stop demanding that California election officials segregate ballots and stop threatening them with criminal prosecution, adding a new court restraint to the administration's effort to set aside mail-in ballots.
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PBS
DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens
PBS
DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens
CBS
DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballots
Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Justice Department said may belong to noncitizens.
