Former election official weighs in on DOJ suit trying to force California to set aside ballots
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[0:00] A federal judge will rule today on a
[0:02] Department of Justice request that
[0:03] California election officials separate
[0:06] mail ballots from roughly 20,000 people
[0:09] the DOJ suspects of being non-citizens.
[0:11] That's until their citizenship can be
[0:14] verified. The DOJ is arguing that not
[0:17] separating the ballots risks diluting
[0:19] Americans votes. But California
[0:21] officials have denounced the lawsuit as
[0:23] a reckless political stunt designed to
[0:25] cast doubt on its election results.
[0:28] Early voting is underway in California
[0:30] and tens of millions of Americans have
[0:32] already voted nationwide now. Many have
[0:35] questioned whether the president will
[0:36] accept the results of the midterms if
[0:38] Republicans don't win. Here's what he
[0:40] said about that yesterday.
[0:43] >> How do you intend to work with Democrats
[0:44] if they have control of the House or
[0:46] >> We'll figure a way. Look, I have strong
[0:48] veto. I hope that that won't be the
[0:50] case, but if it is, that's happened
[0:52] before with many presidents that you
[0:55] have strong veto and you end up working
[0:56] out
[0:57] >> and you'll respect the results, whateve