Order says local officials can\u2019t be forced to separate or stop counting ballots that the government deems to be disputed<\/p>\n
A federal judge has barred the justice department from threatening or coercing election workers to stop processing ballots.<\/p>\n
The order issued late Friday also bars the justice department from demanding local election officials segregate or not count ballots that the federal government deems may have been cast by ineligible voters.<\/p>\n
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