The Justice Department moved to dismiss its own lawsuit against California, according to a CBS News report. The suit had sought to stop the state from counting roughly 20,000 ballots that the department alleged were cast by noncitizens.

CBS News described the step as a motion to dismiss the case, which is the action the department took in withdrawing its own complaint. The report's summary does not describe the reasons the department gave for the move, the court in which the case was pending, or how California officials responded.

The same summary uses the word "alleged" for the ballots and their noncitizen status, so the figure has not been confirmed in the material available for this story. CBS News did not, in the summary provided, present any independent finding that the ballots were cast by noncitizens.

Because this account rests on a single headline and summary from CBS News, it does not include confirmation from court records, the Justice Department, or California state officials. Details about when the suit was filed, what the department's stated grounds were for dismissing it, and whether any ballots were affected by the dismissal are not part of the material reviewed for this report.

Readers seeking the full account of the dismissal should consult the complete CBS News report, which is the only source used in preparing this story.

Sources: CBS News: DOJ dropping suit asking California to set aside alleged noncitizen ballots.