US judge hears Justice Dept suit claiming noncitizens on California voter rolls
A US judge heard arguments on Tuesday on the Justice Department's request to block California from counting any mail ballots for the Nov. 3 midterm elections from more than 20,000 registered voters the Trump administration alleges are likely noncitizens. The Justice Department's Oct. 15 lawsuit marked an escalation in President Donald Trump's effort to boost the federal government's role in elections ahead of the midterms, with his Republican Party locked in a tight battle to retain control of
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[Claude] Report 2 covers the same Justice Department suit and hearing over alleged noncitizen voters in California, and states nothing that conflicts with Report 1.
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