DOJ Seeks to Block 20,000 California Ballots After Verifying Noncitizens on Voter Rolls
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 22
DOJ Seeks to Block 20,000 California Ballots After Verifying Noncitizens on Voter Rolls
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 22
Summary
20,000 people on California voter rolls have now been verified by federal investigators as noncitizens, the DOJ said, and prosecutors want any ballots they return sequestered and excluded from the count.
Thursday noon is the deadline the DOJ requested for an emergency ruling, arguing ballots are already being mailed back and processed in real time after California sent mail ballots earlier this month.
331,000 Los Angeles County ballots have already been processed, and California officials say many ballots cannot be isolated once signatures are verified and envelopes are separated from ballots.
200 records from the DOJ list reviewed by Los Angeles County included 112 canceled or inactive registrations, while county officials also said 38.9% of records with meaningful birthplace data showed U.S. birth; the DOJ disputes both points.
200,000 possible noncitizens were flagged to California in July, and prosecutors say the verified 20,000 is only a floor as they press the state to share more identifying data for faster checks.