Administrative Settlement Emerges

California has an incentive to avoid a prolonged federal confrontation just before and after the 2026 midterms, while DOJ can claim a compliance victory without proving all 20,000 names were illegal voters. A negotiated review of the disputed list is therefore a realistic off-ramp.

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