California officials reject Trump admin demand to verify 20,000 ballots for noncitizen voting

Federal prosecutors demanded California election officials verify ~20,000 ballots for suspected noncitizen voting within 48 hours, less than two weeks before midterms. State leaders rebuked the directive, citing risk of disenfranchising citizens. This escalates federal-state election administration conflict, with uncertain legal and procedural outcomes.

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