{
  "id": 17464506,
  "title": "Analysis: More than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California's voter rolls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/analysis-more-than-40-of-names-on-doj-list-of-alleged-noncitizens-not",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-31T20:03:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PBS NewsHour",
    "slug": "pbs-newshour",
    "url": "https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/analysis-more-than-40-of-names-on-doj-list-of-alleged-noncitizens-not-on-californias-voter-rolls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A legal filing by immigrant rights advocates has revealed that over 4 in 10 names on a Department of Justice (DOJ) list of potential noncitizen voters in California cannot be found on the state's voter rolls. UCLA Voting Rights Project analysts found that 8,880 of the 20,930 flagged names, accounting for 42%, do not match anyone in California's current voter database. Additionally, the analysis identified at least 22 U.S. citizens and potentially more citizens who may have been wrongly listed. The study also highlighted that many of those flagged may be naturalized citizens, who are legally eligible to vote. The filing argues that the DOJ's list endangers a significant number of eligible voters and could disproportionately target naturalized citizens.",
  "summary": "An immigrant rights group filed a legal document stating that more than 4 in 10 names flagged as possible noncitizen voters in California by the Trump administration do not appear on the state's voter rolls. This represents the first outside analysis of a Department of Justice list that has been used to threaten the prosecution of election officials.\n\nAccording to PBS NewsHour, the analysis also found that thousands of U.S. citizens appear to be flagged as ineligible to vote on the government's list.",
  "key_points": [
    "Over 42% of DOJ's alleged noncitizen list not on California voter rolls",
    "8,880 out of 20,930 flagged names lack matching entries in voter database",
    "Study identifies at least 22 U.S. citizens possibly wrongly listed"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "More than 40% of names on DOJ list of alleged noncitizens not on California’s voter rolls: analysis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/more-than-40-of-names-on-doj-list-of-alleged-noncitizens-not-on",
        "published": "2026-10-31T18:47:21.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Jerusalem Post",
        "title": "California man pleads guilty to supporting ISIS after plotting attack on alleged IDF soldier",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/california-man-pleads-guilty-to-supporting-isis-after-plotting-attack",
        "published": "2026-10-31T22:42:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}