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U.S. Justice Department drops bid to force California to set aside disputed ballots
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Japan Today · North America
The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday moved to dismiss its own lawsuit that sought to stop California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots it alleged went to noncitizens…
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