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The Democratic National Convention voted to void its election of David Hogg as vice chair of the Democratic Party on Monday. The vote comes after mounting internal criticism of Hogg, though party officials say the vote was based on a procedural challenge made in February claiming Hogg and another official were improperly elected. The DNC will vote later this year on whether to remove Hogg. "[It’s] impossible to ignore the broader context of my work to reform the party which loomed large over this vote," Hogg said in a statement after the vote, according to Politico. "The DNC has pledged...

<p>SAN FRANCISCO -- Halting the Oct. 7 recall election would negate the votes of nearly 400,000 Californians and waste millions of dollars already spent, state and local elections officials told the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday.</p> <p>California Secretary of State Kevin Shelley, joined by county registrars of voters in Los Angeles and Sacramento, urged the court to reconsider a decision by a three-judge panel that would put the election off until March.</p>