‘Serious doubts about the reliability of your data’: DOJ gives California 48 hours to review list of alleged noncitizens who got mail ballots
The Trump administration has made the hunt for noncitizen voters a priority this year, even though the problem is exceptionally rare.
The Justice Department has threatened California with potential legal action over allegations that noncitizens received mail ballots for the upcoming midterm elections. In a letter to Secretary of State Shirley Weber, Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter provided Los Angeles County with a list of names suspected to be noncitizens who were sent ballots.
The 48-hour deadline given to the state requests that they verify citizenship of those on the list, segregate ballots if citizenship cannot be confirmed, and not provide ballots to those without confirmation. If the state fails to meet this deadline, the DOJ warned it may take emergency legal action. A similar letter was sent to the Los Angeles County Registrar's office.
The Trump administration has prioritized the investigation of noncitizen voters this year, though such cases are rare. The Department of Justice has charged around 90 people in election-related offenses so far this year, including 50 accused of voting as noncitizens.
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