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A federal judge on Wednesday denied the Department of Justice’s bid to force California to set aside mail ballots associated with more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens, rejecting an emergency intervention less than a week before the midterm elections.
TL;DR
- Federal judge denied the DOJ's request to force California to set aside mail ballots.
- The ballots in question were associated with over 20,000 suspected noncitizens.
- The DOJ sought an emergency intervention less than a week before the midterm elections.
- The judge rejected the DOJ's bid to intervene.