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DOJ threatens legal action against California over alleged noncitizen voters

The DOJ demanded election officials review a list of possible noncitizens within 48 hours and “segregate” any mail ballots they sent in.

Sources (2)· Oct 14, 6:37 PM to Oct 14, 10:33 PM

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NBC News· Oct 14, 6:37 PMDOJ threatens legal action against California over alleged noncitizen voters
Fox News· Oct 14, 10:33 PMDOJ threatens emergency legal action against California over suspected noncitizen voters

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DOJ threatens emergency legal action against California over suspected noncitizen votersThe Justice Department threatens emergency legal action against California over suspected noncitizens on voter rolls ahead of midterm elections.

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