Justice Department drops suit over 20,000 disputed California ballots
The Justice Department asked to dismiss its own lawsuit that sought to make California set aside about 20,000 ballots it alleged came from noncitizens.
The Justice Department moved to dismiss its lawsuit against California. The suit sought to make state election officials set aside roughly 20,000 ballots from voters the federal government alleged were not U.S. citizens.
PBS NewsHour reports the move came days after Republicans suffered significant losses in the midterm elections. It also came about a week before a scheduled hearing. At that hearing, a special master was to evaluate the accuracy of the list of alleged noncitizens.
The Hill reports the department made its request on Friday. It also reports that the Supreme Court had already ruled against the Trump administration in an emergency order before Election Day. The Hill's report, as provided, is cut off before it says what that order prevented.
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- CBS NewsDOJ dropping suit asking California to set aside alleged noncitizen ballotsFri, Nov 6, 8:39 PM EST
- The HillDOJ dismisses lawsuit over California's 20,000 disputed ballotsFri, Nov 6, 9:32 PM EST
- PBS NewsHourJustice Department drops bid to force California to set aside disputed ballotsSat, Nov 7, 11:50 AM EST
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- Fri, Nov 6, 9:45 PM EST, 2 outlets: DOJ moves to dismiss its suit over 20,000 disputed California ballots