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Kevin Plumb, representing the league, said efforts to protect broadcast rights would continue by cracking down on illegal operators “no matter the scale”.

Mr Plumb said the selling of Premier League broadcast rights helped support "financial contributions to the whole football pyramid".

In Shasta County, the letter was presented by Patty Plumb, a member of the advisory commission, who said the machine tally jeopardized the county board’s “certification of the vote” — even though the board does not have that legal power.

“Certifying uncertifiable elections in a federal election can reach the level of treason,” Plumb and supporters read from the letter.

As in a postconviction hearing, judges can ask questions, plumb the record for details, and, when they see fit, refuse to accept the deal negotiated by the parties.