DoJ orders California registrars to set aside likely noncitizen ballots

Federal prosecutors sent letters to California county registrars demanding they set aside and verify ballots the DoJ claims may belong to noncitizens, escalating a legal clash between the state and the Trump administration. The move follows unsubstantiated voter-fraud claims and targets California specifically, raising constitutional and electoral-integrity questions. The outcome could affect vote counting in a major state and set a precedent for federal intervention in local elections.

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