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Justice Department Sues California Over Voting Rights

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The US Justice Department has sued California over allegations that more than 20,000 people suspected of being noncitizens are registered to vote, seeking a court order to prevent their mail-in ballots from being counted in the November 3 midterm elections until their citizenship status is verified.

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Voting is under way in California, with the state’s more than 23 million registered voters receiving ballots in the mail earlier this month.

5 of 12 outletsfirst reported 14 Octwording from The Guardian

“Any election official who knowingly processes the ballot of a noncitizen is opening themselves to legal jeopardy.”

5 of 12 outletsfirst reported 17 Octwording from NBC News

President Trump is intensifying his administration's election crackdown days before the midterms, with federal authorities demanding action against 'noncitizen' voters in California

4 of 12 outletsfirst reported 16 Octwording from Daily Mail

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.

4 of 12 outletsfirst reported 24 Octwording from The Guardian

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Trump administration raises stakes in bombshell lawsuit against California over suspected noncitizen voters New York Post

How it changed

  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 case is part of President Donald Trump’s broader push to increase federal oversight of elections ahead of the midterms, in which Republicans face a competitive fight to retain control of both chambers of Congress.

    2 outlets · Times of India
  4. 17 Oct

    "Noncitizen voting in a federal election is a federal crime--and knowingly facilitating such conduct is equally unlawful."

    3 outlets · ABC News
  5. 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.

    3 outlets · The Guardian
  6. 21 Oct

    "At worst, it threatens to disenfranchise thousands of Californians this election."

    2 outlets · NPR
  7. 24 Oct

    “Any election official who knowingly processes the ballot of a noncitizen is opening themselves to legal jeopardy,” said first assistant US attorney Bill Essayli.

    4 outlets · The Guardian

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