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Appeals court declines to block California from counting 20,000 disputed ballots

An appeals court on Monday declined to rule on whether California elections officials can count roughly 20,000 ballots that the Justice Department alleges likely belong to noncitizen voters.The 2-1 decision sets the Trump administration and state officials up for another legal showdown on the matter

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