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Justice Department Sues California Over Voter Rolls

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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 13 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 13 outletsfirst reported 17 Octwording from NBC News

Trump administration officials have blasted California’s voting practices, saying the state’s lax rules invited fraud.

4 of 13 outletsfirst reported 15 Octwording from New York Post

The Trump administration has generally defended its methodology for finding noncitizen voters, without fully ever publicly explaining it.

4 of 13 outletsfirst reported 15 Octwording from NPR

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

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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.

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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

    Trump administration officials have blasted California’s voting practices, saying the state’s lax rules invited fraud.

    4 outlets · New York Post
  3. 17 Oct

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

    3 outlets · ABC News
  4. 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
  5. 21 Oct

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

    4 outlets · NPR
  6. 24 Oct

    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.

    4 outlets · The Guardian
  7. 26 Oct

    Federal appeals judges on Sunday raised sharp questions about the timing, constitutionality, and legal authority behind the Justice Department’s request that California election officials isolate thousands of mail-in ballots from individuals federal authorities suspect are noncitizens.

    3 outlets · The Independent

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