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DOJ sues California to block the counting of mail-in ballots from alleged noncitizens

The Department of Justice is suing California to block the state from counting ballots from people the government says are "likely" not citizens. California says the accusations are "unsupported."

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Miles Parks is a correspondent on NPR's Washington Desk, where he covers voting and election security, and is a co-host of the NPR Politics Podcast.
A Martínez
A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.
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