DOJ orders some California counties to verify ballots in 48 hours

US Justice Department challenges California over 20,000 ballots linked to suspected noncitizens

The Justice Department is asking a federal appeals court to prevent California from counting about 20,000 ballots linked to people it suspects are noncitizens. 

U.S. Department of Justice requests ballots from non-citizen voters ahead of next Tuesday's election

Second District Santa Barbara County Supervisor Laura Capps urges the elections office to avoid decisions that are "driven by political pressure from the White House."

DOJ Targets California Ballots and Alaska Senate Count

Prosecutors gave 57 counties 48 hours to sequester 20,000 'likely noncitizen' ballots as appeals judges balked; Trump says he ordered the Alaska suit.

DOJ Files Emergency Motion to Block 20,000 Suspected Noncitizen Ballots from Being Counted in California

Picture a detective walking into a ransacked office – every file shredded, every hard drive wiped, every scrap of evidence already hauled to the landfill....

Senator, former California Secretary of State Alex Padilla weighs in on voter roll fight

With one week left before the midterm elections, California is facing a federal lawsuit alleging that non-citizens were registered to vote, received mail-in ballots, and, in some cases, voted.

Trump administration urges appeals court to set aside thousands of California ballots in the ongoing midterm election.

Carla Buckner comes to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder to make sure her name change is listed on her voter registration in Norwalk on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. The Trump administration is asking a federal court to set aside as many as 20,000 ballots in California's ongoing election.