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Justice Department Sues California Over Voter Rolls

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The latest move came on Friday when the Justice Department threatened to prosecute California election officials if they knowingly count mail-in ballots from 20,000 people the Trump administration says are "likely noncitizens."

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An earlier letter that McCotter sent on Tuesday to Weber and Logan said the Justice Department provided officials in Los Angeles County with a "password-protected thumb drive" with the names of people the federal government "believes are likely noncitizens" that were sent mail-in ballots from California.

4 of 9 outletsfirst reported 14 Octwording from The Straits Times

The US Department of Justice sued California on Thursday, seeking a court order to prevent the state from tabulating certain ballots cast in the midterm elections.

4 of 9 outletsfirst reported 15 Octwording from The Guardian

“The [justice department’s] relentless efforts to unlawfully gain access to states’ protected voter data and purge voter rolls serve only to cause chaos and fuel public distrust in our elections,” Weber said.

3 of 9 outletsfirst reported 15 Octwording from The Guardian

The letter was directed to the Los Angeles County Counsel’s office, with copies sent to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan.

3 of 9 outletsfirst reported 16 Octwording from New York Post

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  1. 14 Oct

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Justice Department has threatened California with possible legal action over what it says are noncitizens believed to have received mail ballots for next month’s midterm elections.

    4 outlets · Toronto Star
  2. 15 Oct

    Federal officials supplied Los Angeles County with a password-protected thumb drive identifying suspected noncitizens who were sent mail-in ballots, according to letters sent Tuesday to Secretary of State Shirley Weber and LA County Clerk Dean Logan.

    3 outlets · New York Post
  3. 16 Oct

    The letter is addressed to the Los Angeles county counsel’s office and also is copied to the California secretary of state, Shirley Weber, and the Los Angeles county registrar, Dean Logan, effectively putting the entire state on notice.

    2 outlets · The Guardian
  4. 17 Oct

    "Noncitizen voting in a federal election is a federal crime — and knowingly facilitating such conduct is equally unlawful," Trent McCotter, the acting US deputy attorney general, wrote in a letter released on Friday.

    2 outlets · The Straits Times

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