(The Center Square) – California has nothing to hide.
That’s Attorney General Rob Bonta’s response to The Center Square’s question about the U.S. Department of Justice assigning monitors to five counties for Tuesday’s election on congressional redistricting.
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The Center Square's Dave Mason ask's California AG Rob Bonta about election monitors ahead of November third
Source: California Department of Justice
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