Justice Department seeks to end California disputed-ballots lawsuit

Politics · First reported 7 Nov, 02:32 · Updated 03:01

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The U.S. Department of Justice asked Friday to dismiss its lawsuit seeking to stop California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots it alleged were cast by noncitizens. The filing said the requested relief was no longer available because the ballots would be mixed with lawful ballots by the time of a scheduled hearing.

The Justice Department asked a court to dismiss its lawsuit concerning roughly 20,000 California ballots it alleged were cast by noncitizens.
The department said the ballots would be commingled with lawful ones before the upcoming hearing, making the relief it sought unavailable.
California officials said the list was outdated and included legitimate voters; a federal judge had denied the government’s request and appointed a special master to examine the list’s accuracy.

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Key facts

Ballots at issue: Roughly 20,000
Request: The Justice Department asked Friday to dismiss its lawsuit.
California ballots processed: About 9 million by early Friday; nearly 5 million remained to be counted.
Scheduled court review: A special master was slated to assess the accuracy of the list.