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Justice Department sues California over more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens on voter rolls
The Trump administration sued California on Thursday after the state failed to review a federal list of more than 20,000 suspected noncitizens allegedly registered to vote ahead of next month's midterms, the New York Post reported. Los Angeles First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli said California election officials "were given an opportunity to remove noncitizens from their voter rolls and to sequester ballots returned from suspected ineligible voters" and "refused," adding, "We are taking California to federal court to demand that the votes of American citizens not be diluted by noncitizens." Acting Deputy Attorney General R. Trent McCotter had given Secretary of State Shirley Weber and L.A. County Clerk Dean Logan 48 hours to review the list; Logan said his office received a password-protected thumb drive and was working with state officials on how to proceed, while Gov. Gavin Newsom called the suit a "desperate attempt" to suppress California voters.
- New York PostTrump administration sues California over 20,000 suspected noncitizens on state's voter rolls