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POLITICS & POLICY • UNITED STATES
Appeals court will rehear case over election-worker threats
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The full 9th Circuit voted to rehear the Trump administration’s appeal over threats of prosecution against election workers who do not set aside ballots suspected of being cast by noncitizens, The Hill reports. Separate reports differ on rulings involving federal efforts to share suspected noncitizen voter lists with states.
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The cases affect how federal officials and states handle suspected noncitizen voting and what election workers may be required to do. The outcome could affect election procedures, but the reports describe unresolved and differing court actions.