DOJ Threatens Legal Action Over California Voter Rolls
The Justice Department gave California 48 hours to review a list of alleged noncitizens on Los Angeles County voter rolls or face a lawsuit.
KEY POINTS
- DOJ demands California review list of alleged noncitizens on LA County voter rolls within 48 hours
- Federal government claims listed individuals received mail ballots for November 3 election
- DOJ threatens emergency legal action if state does not comply
- Registrar Dean Logan received thumb drive but has not accessed it, citing security concerns
- Number of flagged individuals remains undisclosed
The U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter Tuesday to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber and Los Angeles County Registrar Dean Logan demanding they review a list of individuals the federal government believes are noncitizens who received mail ballots for the November 3 election.
Acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter gave officials 48 hours to verify citizenship status and segregate ballots for those on the list, warning the department would seek emergency court relief if they failed to comply.
“If you cannot implement this process by then, given the ongoing federal election, the United States will have no choice but to seek emergency relief.”
The DOJ provided a password-protected thumb drive containing the names, though Logan stated he did not consider the device secure and had not yet accessed the files.
The letter does not specify how many individuals were flagged. California mails ballots to all registered voters.
Logan said his office is coordinating with the secretary of state and attorney general to determine next steps.
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