Justice Department orders California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens
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The Justice Department on Friday ordered California election officials to identify suspected noncitizens on voter rolls and set aside their mail-in ballot – warning that officials who knowingly count ballots cast by noncitizens could face criminal liability.
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- 01The Justice Department ordered California election officials to identify suspected noncitizens on voter rolls.
- 02Their mail-in ballots must be set aside.
- 03Officials who knowingly count ballots cast by noncitizens could face criminal liability.