DOJ Challenges California Voting Rights
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- Sam LevineThe Guardian
- Alexander MallinABC News (US)
- Lucien BruggemanABC News (US)
- Miles ParksNPR
- Daniel FarrNew York Post
- Associated PressThe Guardian
- Safiyah RiddleToronto Star
- James GordonDaily Mail
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DOJ Challenges California Voting Rights. (2026, October 24). The Aporia. https://the-aporia.com/event/94459
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More than 16 million votes were cast in California in 2024 and officials there say more than 23 million individuals are currently registered to vote in the state.
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The Trump administration is racing to stop California from counting ballots cast by alleged noncitizen voters, appealing to the 9th Circuit — as state officials fight back against a federal list of more than 20,000 people.
Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California on Friday demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Department of Justice said may belong to noncitizens, according to the Los Angeles county registrar and a letter obtained by the Associated Press.
Data shows illegal voting by people who are not US citizens is incredibly rare, difficult to prove and has not been shown to change the outcome of races.
“Any election official who knowingly processes the ballot of a noncitizen is opening themselves to legal jeopardy,” said first assistant US attorney Bill Essayli.
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Trump administration raises stakes in bombshell lawsuit against California over suspected noncitizen voters
How it changed
- 20 Oct
The justice department’s list of suspected non-citizens in California includes a “high percentage” of people born in the United States, Los Angeles election officials said on Tuesday.
- 21 Oct
More than 16 million votes were cast in California in 2024 and officials there say more than 23 million individuals are currently registered to vote in the state.
- 23 Oct
The Trump administration is racing to stop California from counting ballots cast by alleged noncitizen voters, appealing to the 9th Circuit — as state officials fight back against a federal list of more than 20,000 people.
- 24 Oct
The letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and Donald Trump’s Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the state in its efforts to root out noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.
Coverage 8 articles
24 Oct Trump administration demands California expose suspected 'noncitizen' voters in major escalation of crackdown on eve of midterms
Daily Mail
24 Oct DOJ orders some California counties to verify ballots in 48 hours
Toronto Star
24 Oct DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballots
CBS News
24 Oct California officials ordered by DoJ to set aside ‘likely’ noncitizen ballots
The Guardian
23 Oct Trump administration raises stakes in bombshell lawsuit against California over suspected noncitizen voters
New York Post
21 Oct Some on DOJ's 20,000 "likely" noncitizen list in Calif. appear to be U.S.-born
NPR
21 Oct 'High percentage' of DOJ's noncitizen voters list was born in US: LA County analysis
ABC News (US)
20 Oct DoJ’s suspected non-citizens list includes ‘high percentage’ of those born in US, LA officials say
The Guardian
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