California was given 48 hours to address federal concerns about suspected noncitizens on its voter rolls. Instead of resolving the dispute, the Golden State now has a date with the Trump administration in federal court.
According to Just the News, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit Thursday, October 15, accusing California of alleged “state-facilitated voter fraud” involving approximately 20,000 registered voters suspected of being noncitizens.
The lawsuit follows a Homeland Security Investigations review of voter registration records that raised questions about citizenship eligibility. The DOJ wants a federal judge to prevent California from counting mail-in ballots from those individuals until their citizenship can be verified.
California Secretary of State Shirley Weber isn’t rolling out the welcome mat for federal investigators. She dismissed the allegations as unsubstantiated and insisted California would follow existing election laws rather than Washington’s demands.
Several organizations, including the NAACP and League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), moved to intervene in the lawsuit to oppose the DOJ’s request.
California officials may be betting that the clock will run out before the courts can intervene. But with Election Day approaching, the bigger concern (except to Dems) is whether the voters are actually eligible American citizens who can vote – or whether California’s voter rolls have a few too many uninvited guests.
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