California election official says federal agents threatened him over ‘voter fraud’
Summary
Butte County elections official Keaton Denlay said the Justice Department gave his office an error-filled list of people it described as likely noncitizens registered to vote and threatened prosecution if officials counted their ballots. Denlay declined to set ballots aside, saying the list did not match the department’s summary and included people who were not on the county’s active voter rolls.Key Facts
- Denlay is the clerk-recorder and registrar of voters for Butte County, north of Sacramento.
- Denlay said a person identifying himself as a Department of Homeland Security agent delivered the paperwork on Friday afternoon.
- The Justice Department’s letter said its list identified 47 likely noncitizens and gave the county 48 hours to respond.
- The letter asked officials to set aside, but not cancel, ballots when they could not independently confirm a voter’s citizenship.
- Denlay said the two-page list contained 46 entries, including one duplicate, rather than 47 distinct names.
- Denlay said 32 of the 45 distinct names were not on the county’s active voter rolls and had not been sent ballots.
- The Justice Department warned that officials who knowingly counted ballots cast by people identified by federal agencies as noncitizens risked prosecution as aiders and abettors to a federal crime.
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