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Department of Justice sues California over suspected non-citizen voters

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against California election officials, seeking to prevent the state from counting mail-in ballots from approximately 20,000 individuals identified by federal authorities as likely non-citizens.

The legal action follows an ultimatum issued by Acting Deputy Attorney General R. Trent McCotter, which gave California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan 48 hours to review a federal list of suspected non-citizens. The DOJ provided the list via a password-protected thumb drive and requested that officials segregate, rather than cancel, the ballots of unverified individuals until their citizenship status can be confirmed.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has condemned the lawsuit, describing it as a “desperate attempt” to suppress voters and an unlawful interference in state-run elections. Secretary of State Shirley Weber has also challenged the federal government's claims, stating that no evidence has been provided to support the allegation that 20,000 non-citizens are registered to vote. The dispute comes as California prepares for the November 3 midterm elections, with the federal government asserting that the presence of non-citizens on voter rolls threatens electoral integrity.

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California · Dean Logan · Department of Justice · Gavin Newsom · R. Trent McCotter · Riverside County · Rob Bonta · Shasta County · Shirley Weber · Trent McCotter · U.S. Department of Justice

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