Los Angeles, CA — California officials are pushing back against the Trump administration’s attempt to scrutinize roughly 20,000 voters suspected of being noncitizens after preliminary reviews found significant problems with the federal government’s data.
The Justice Department has ordered counties to verify flagged voters within 48 hours and set aside ballots when citizenship cannot be confirmed. Federal officials say the effort is necessary to prevent illegal voting.
But Los Angeles County’s examination of about 200 names exposed substantial inaccuracies. Nearly 40% were born in the United States, more than 70% had no voting history, and more than 40% had already canceled registrations.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta said federal officials initially provided names without explaining the evidence supposedly showing the voters were ineligible. Gov. Gavin Newsom accused the administration of trying to manufacture evidence of widespread voter fraud.
Federal prosecutors recently charged 28 lawful permanent residents with election-related offenses, but those cases represent a tiny fraction of California’s electorate. Available evidence continues to show noncitizen voting is exceptionally rare and has not been demonstrated to alter major election outcomes.
The dispute is now before the courts, with federal officials seeking authority to prevent flagged ballots from being counted while California argues that unreliable data could disenfranchise lawful American voters days before the Nov. 3 midterms.
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