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POLITICS & POLICY • UNITED STATES

Justice Department drops lawsuit over disputed California ballots

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The Justice Department asked to dismiss its lawsuit seeking to make California set aside roughly 20,000 ballots it alleged were cast by noncitizens. The move followed court rulings against the effort, including a Supreme Court order before Election Day.

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Why it matters

The dismissal ends this federal legal effort to affect the handling of the disputed ballots in California. The articles do not establish that the ballots were cast by noncitizens.