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California makes 'massive concession' in lawsuit over 20,000 'likely noncitizen' voters, DOJ says

Los Angeles officials appear to have made a damning concession in a filing related to the legal feud over 20,000 people identified as "likely noncitizens" who are registered to vote. In a lawsuit filed Thursday, the Department of Justice demanded that state and L.A. County officials refrain from tabulating the vote-by-mail ballots of the individuals in…

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