DOJ sues California over alleged non-citizens on voter rolls
The department says Homeland Security identified 20,000 likely noncitizens and asks a judge to block California from counting their mail ballots until citizenship is verified.
- The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against California on Oct 15, 2026, seeking to block the state from counting mail-in ballots from more than 20,000 voters the government alleges are 'likely' noncitizens.
- Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter sent letters and a thumb drive earlier this week to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan, demanding a review of the list within 48 hours.
- Rejection of the demands came from California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who called the request 'legally baseless' while noting that federal law prohibits mass voter roll purges within about 90 days of an election.
- Seeking to block the lawsuit, a legal group filed for a temporary restraining order to prevent the state from being pressured to segregate ballots, with a federal court setting a briefing deadline.
- This dispute follows past instances where alleged noncitizens were determined to be lawful citizens, leading Weber to argue that the administration's intervention serves to 'fuel public distrust' in elections.
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