'High percentage' of DOJ's noncitizen voters list was born in US: LA County analysis
Summary
Los Angeles County officials analyzed a sample from the Justice Department’s list of people accused of being noncitizen voters in California. They found that about 40% of the sample were born in the U.S., which suggests they are citizens, and 71% had no record of voting at all. The DOJ says California has not cooperated enough with efforts to check citizenship status for voters on the list.Key Facts
- The DOJ provided a list alleging about 20,000 California voters are noncitizens.
- Los Angeles County analyzed 200 people from that list.
- Nearly 40% of these 200 individuals said they were born in the U.S., indicating citizenship.
- 71.2% of the sample showed no voting history.
- California has about 23 million registered voters and had over 16 million votes cast in 2024.
- The DOJ admitted their list may have errors, including some citizens being labeled as noncitizens.
- DOJ officials asked California to check the citizenship status of voters on the list, but California declined.
- Los Angeles County officials said following the DOJ’s request could wrongly prevent valid voters from voting.
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