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US Justice Department Warns California Officials Over Mail Ballots

The department said California election officials could be liable as abettors of a federal crime if they count ballots returned by more than 20,000 people the administration says are probably noncitizens.

On Friday, the US Justice Department warned Los Angeles County and California election officials that they could be liable as abettors of a federal crime if they count mail ballots returned by more than 20000 people whom the Trump administration says are probably noncitizens.