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DOJ orders California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens

Election workers sort ballots during early voting ahead of the midterm election at San Francisco County's election operations facility at City Hall in San Francisco, California, on October 21, 2026. - David Paul Morris/Bloomberg/Getty Images 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.