DOJ demands California counties purge non-citizen voters; locals refuse, cite errors

The U.S. Department of Justice has ordered California counties to identify and remove presumed non-citizen voters from registration rolls. Local election officials rejected the order, citing inaccuracies in the list of 20,000 flagged individuals, while an appeals court weighs the legality of the federal demand. This marks a federal-local clash over election administration, with potential implications for voter roll integrity and federalism.

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