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Justice Dept. Demands 48-Hour Verification of Suspected Noncitizen Ballots
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- U.S. Department of Justice sent letters to California registrars demanding verification of ballots that may belong to noncitizens.
- Each letter gave counties a 48-hour deadline to supply identifying data for the suspected voters.
- At least 18 counties, including Orange County’s 1,754 and San Bernardino’s 1,133 names, received the request.
- A federal suit seeks to block Los Angeles County and the Secretary of State from counting 20,000 likely noncitizen ballots.