Trump administration sues California over noncitizens on voter rolls
Summary
President Donald Trump’s administration has filed a lawsuit against California for not reviewing a list of about 20,000 registered voters suspected to be noncitizens. The Department of Justice wants the state to stop counting mail-in ballots from these voters, but California officials say the information is unclear and that removing voters just before an election is problematic.Key Facts
- The Trump administration sued California on Thursday in a US District Court.
- The DOJ sent a list of around 20,000 suspected noncitizen voters to California, asking the state to review it.
- California missed a DOJ deadline to check the list.
- The DOJ requested the court to stop counting mail-in ballots from voters on that list.
- California Secretary of State Shirley Weber said the list was never sent to her office directly.
- Los Angeles County, one of the recipients of the list, refused to open a thumb drive sent by DOJ for security reasons.
- California officials say removing voters must be based on clear, verifiable evidence.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom criticized the lawsuit, calling it an attempt to suppress voters before the November election.
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