DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens

The letters are the latest escalation in a legal battle between California and President Donald Trump's Department of Justice, which has recently focused on the state in its efforts to root out noncitizen voting ahead of the midterm elections.

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Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Justice Department said may belong to noncitizens.

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PBS Published 24 October 2026

DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens

PBS Published 24 October 2026

DOJ orders some California counties to set aside ballots from suspected noncitizens

CBS Published 24 October 2026

DOJ demands that some California counties set aside alleged noncitizen ballots

Federal prosecutors sent letters to county registrars across California demanding that local officials set aside and verify ballots that the Justice Department said may belong to noncitizens.

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