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DOJ dismisses lawsuit over California's 20,000 disputed ballots

First seen Nov 6, 2026, 8:39 PM ET · Updated Nov 6, 2026, 9:32 PM ET · 2 outlets

Topics: Voting & Election LawCalifornia Politics

2 outlets (The Hill and CBS News) are covering this story.

How outlets are covering this: 2 outlets ran their own headlines on this story. Both headlines use “ballots”, “DOJ”. Distinct wording: The Hill uses “California's” and “dismisses”; CBS News uses “noncitizen” and “dropping”. (Computed from the headlines below.)

• The Hill reports: “The Justice Department (DOJ) requested Friday to dismiss its lawsuit against California, which sought to make the state's election officials set aside roughly 20,000 ballots for voters the federal …”
• CBS News reports: “The Justice Department 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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• The Hill: DOJ dismisses lawsuit over California's 20,000 disputed ballots
• CBS News: DOJ dropping suit over alleged noncitizen ballots

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