States push back on Trump's noncitizen voting claims
Summary
President Donald Trump said 278,000 noncitizens were improperly registered to vote in federal elections, prompting the administration to press states to investigate voter rolls. Officials in several states say federal lists appear inaccurate, and a judge rejected the Justice Department’s request for emergency action in its California case.Key Facts
- Trump made the 278,000 figure in a July primetime address and said the actual number was higher.
- The administration says it compiled lists of suspected noncitizen registrants using federal immigration data and state voter rolls.
- The Justice Department sued California and has threatened other states over noncitizen voting, which is already illegal under federal law.
- The administration’s initial claim that California had more than 190,000 noncitizen voters on its rolls fell to 20,000 by the time it filed suit.
- Los Angeles County officials said a preliminary review of 200 names found nearly 40% appeared to be U.S.-born and 71.2% had no voting history.
- A federal judge rejected the Justice Department’s request for emergency intervention, citing the administration’s unreliability and lack of credibility.
- The Justice Department separately asked California county election officials to identify which people on its list were citizens within 48 hours.
- Officials in California, Washington and Nevada have questioned the accuracy of the lists and resisted removing people from voter rolls close to the election.
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