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DOJ tells California counties to set aside ballots it says may belong to noncitizens
Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars demanding they set aside and verify ballots possibly cast by noncitizens. California Attorney General Rob Bonta called the directive "politicizing and weaponizing the law".[2, 4] California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Saturday rebuked the Trump administration's efforts, calling it "politicizing and weaponizing the law".[2, 7]
Bonta said the justice department acted at Donald Trump's direction and that its directive to verify 20,000 ballots is completely improper.[2] Local election officials in California are frustrated and rattled after receiving the letter, HuffPost reported.[1]
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- Leans left: HuffPost (−1.06), The New York Times (−0.70), The Guardian (−0.70).
- Center: PBS NewsHour (−0.48), CBS News (−0.14), Yahoo News (+0.07), The Hill (+0.10).
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- Left-leaning California leader calls attack on alleged noncitizen voting ‘weaponizing the law’
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