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DOJ names 20,000 noncitizen voters in California suit

The suit asks a court to halt tabulation of certain California ballots in the midterms; federal investigators also probe suspicious letters sent to election officials and lawmakers.

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  1. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe Justice Department says it has identified more than twenty thousand noncitizens who are unlawfully registered to vote in California, and that is the number at the heart of the lawsuit.

  2. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorTwenty thousand names on a list means somebody finally did the homework, and I think that is just wonderful.

  3. Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe suit asks a court to stop the state from tabulating certain ballots in the midterms, which is where it gets very real, very fast.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA court gets to read a list. I'd call that the most civilized afternoon in America.

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The story so far

  1. Pool report boycott may have broken US law, DOJ says · TheBlaze
  2. North Korean operatives behind dozens of U.S. job offers, DOJ says · TechCrunch
  3. DOJ presses California to withhold flagged voters' ballots · Los Angeles Times
  4. DOJ sets noon deadline for California on noncitizen ballot list · CBS News
  5. DOJ gives California 48 hours to review list of possible noncitizens… · Fox News
  6. DOJ sues California after pushing state to match voter list with USB… · The Hill
  7. DOJ names 20,000 noncitizen voters in California suit (this story)

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