DOJ orders some California counties to verify ballots in 48 hours
The Justice Department wants counties to sequester ballots and send voter records within 48 hours as California fights claims of noncitizen registration.
- The Department of Justice sent letters to at least 18 California counties on Friday, demanding they verify citizenship for suspected noncitizen voters and sequester those ballots within a 48 hour deadline.
- This move escalates a legal battle between the state and the DOJ, which recently sued Los Angeles County to block the counting of roughly 20,000 ballots and charged 28 individuals with illegal voter registration.
- Officials must sequester ballots where citizenship cannot be verified, though state lawyers argue federal data is unreliable and that these demands risk the disenfranchisement of eligible voters.
- Local election offices, including Nevada County, are now reviewing the letters with counsel, as the federal government warned that failing to comply could result in unspecified legal action.
- Data suggests illegal voting by noncitizens is rare, difficult to prove, and has not historically changed the outcome of races, providing context as midterm elections approach.
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DOJ demands that some California counties set aside and verify alleged noncitizen ballots within 48 hours
Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Justice Department said may belong to noncitizens.
Nevada County joins a growing list of counties receiving demand letters from DOJ
Numerous counties in California received letters from the U.S. Department of Justice today. The letters allegedly contain names of voters the DOJ claims are non-citizens and have been mailed a ballot for the upcoming November midterm election in the respective county. According to the SF Chronicle, officials in four California counties confirmed to the Chronicle […]
DOJ Gives California Registrars 48 Hours to Set Aside Ballots From Suspected Noncitizens
by Rich Mitchell at CDN Federal prosecutors sent letters Friday to California county election officials demanding they verify the citizenship of more than 1,300 voters in two counties and sequester their ballots or face legal action. Click to read the rest HERE-> DOJ Gives California Registrars 48 Hours to Set Aside Ballots From Suspected Noncitizens first posted at Conservative Daily News
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