Bonta says unreliable noncitizenship claims cannot justify disrupting the election
Rob BontaCalifornia attorney general
Bonta calls the ruling a victory for the right to vote and says the administration's noncitizenship claims are highly unreliable.
“No administration can disenfranchise thousands of individuals or disrupt an ongoing election based on highly unreliable claims of noncitizenship”
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DOJ seeks to set aside flagged California ballots; Weber disputes its evidence
DOJ seeks to segregate certain California mail ballots and prevent their federal-election tabulation until citizenship is verified. It identifies more than 20,000 registrants as likely noncitizens. Shirley Weber disputes the evidence, deadline and legality of the demand.
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Press release from Attorney General Rob Bonta's office issued after the district court denied the temporary restraining order. It quotes Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom and links to the order.
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Bonta's office issued the statement after the district court denied the temporary restraining order, noting that his office had opposed the request and moved to dismiss the lawsuit.
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Bonta calls the ruling another important victory for the rule of law and the right to vote and says the state will keep seeking dismissal of the lawsuit.
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Relative to DOJ's request to segregate the flagged ballots, Bonta rejects it as disenfranchising voters on unreliable claims.
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