Shirley Weber
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Justice Department asks California counties to set aside ballots from 20,000 registrants it flags as likely noncitizens
Federal officials say holding those ballots until citizenship is verified would protect citizens’ votes without canceling any registration. State and county officials dispute the list, and a federal appeals court takes up the case on Sunday.
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Justice Department sues to stop California from counting 20,000 mail ballots
With ballots already in voters’ hands, the Trump administration has asked a federal judge to set aside votes from people it calls likely noncitizens, a demand California officials say rests on an unverified list.